1. حدثوا عني حديث الغرامْ

    يا كرامْ واشرحوا وجدي

    Tell the tale of my passionate love,

    O noble ones, and describe my yearning.

  2. إنني مضنىً كثير الهيامْ

    لا أنامْ ساهر وحدي

    Indeed, I am worn out, full of love's delirium;

    I do not sleep; I keep vigil alone.

  3. ملت سكراً نحو ساقي المدامْ

    حين قامْ عاقدَ البندِ

    Drunk, I leaned toward the cupbearer of wine,

    When he rose, fastening the banner.

  4. وجهه عنه يشف اللثامْ

    بالتثامْ ليته يجدي

    His face shows through the veil;

    With a kiss—if only it would avail!

  5. هذه أفعال غيب الغيوبْ

    لا أتوبْ عن هوى حبي

    These are the workings of the Unseen of all unseen things;

    I do not repent of my passion for my beloved.

  6. فانظروه بعيون القلوبْ

    ليذوبْ جامد اللب

    So behold him with the eyes of hearts,

    So that the hardened mind may melt.

  7. واشهدوه مشرقا في الغروبْ

    مع وجوبْ لذة القرب

    And behold him radiant at sunset,

    With the inevitable delight of nearness.

  8. إن هذا الجمال نور الظلامْ

    فيه هامْ زائد الفقد

    Indeed, this beauty is the light of darkness;

    One whose loss is great has fallen madly in love with it.

  9. والصلاة والسلام فاحْ

    في الصباحْ بالشذا العطري

    And blessings and peace have spread their fragrance,

    In the morning, with aromatic perfume,

  10. للنبي الذي أفاد الصلاحْ

    باتضاحْ سره الفطري

    For the Prophet who imparted righteousness,

    Through the disclosure of his innate secret.

  11. عبد هذا الغني به في نجاحْ

    لامتداحْ فضله يطري

    This ʿAbd al-Ghani finds success through him,

    To praise his excellence, he extols him.

  12. وعلى الآل والصحاب العظامْ

    باحترامْ سادة المجد

    And upon his family and the great Companions,

    With reverence for the masters of glory.