1. ادار الحبيب على الابرق

    سقاك ملث الحيا الريق

    O dwelling of the beloved upon al-Abraq,

    May long-lasting, limpid rain water you,

  2. وغازل روضك غض النسيم

    يفوح عبيراً لمستنشق

    And may the tender breeze woo your garden,

    Wafting fragrance for whoever breathes it in.

  3. ورنح تغريد ورق الحمام

    اغصان بان الحمى المورق

    And may the song of gray doves set swaying

    The boughs of the sanctuary's leafy bān trees.

  4. سواجع تروى حديث الغرام

    صحيحاً عن المدنف الشيق

    Cooing birds recount the tale of passion,

    Faithfully, from the lovesick, yearning one.

  5. نعم ورعى الله بالانعمين

    سالف عهد الهوى المونق

    Yes—and may God preserve, at al-An‘amayn,

    The bygone, delightful time of love.

  6. فما كان أحسن أيامه

    واطيب أوقاته لو بقي

    And how lovely its days were,

    And how sweet its moments—if only it had lasted!

  7. قضت بالغرام لنا وانقضت

    وأبقت رسيس الهوى المحرق

    They decreed passion for us and passed away,

    And left behind the lingering trace of burning love.

  8. ليالي فيها صفت للوصال

    مناهل بالهجر لم تمذق

    Nights when union had pure

    Wellsprings never diluted by estrangement.

  9. وقد اغفل السعد عنا الرقيب

    فلم نخش عينا ولم نتق

    And good fortune had indeed distracted the watcher from us,

    So we feared no eye and took no precautions.

  10. افي الحق ان تتلاقى القلوب

    ونحن على الشوق لا نلتقي

    Is it true that hearts meet,

    While, despite our longing, we do not meet?

  11. فيا سعد كرر حديث الحبيب

    لعان باسر الهوى موثق

    So, Sa‘d, repeat the tale of the beloved

    For a captive bound fast in love's bondage.

  12. وعلل فؤادي بمدح الوصي

    ليروى بسلساله الريق

    And soothe my heart with praise of the Legatee,

    So it may be quenched by his pure, sweet-flowing water.

  13. تطيب الرياض باطرائه

    شميما ولولاه لم تعبق

    The gardens grow sweet through praise of him,

    In fragrance—and without him they would give off no scent.

  14. ولولا محياه آفاقها

    بشمس الهداية لم تشرق

    And were it not for his countenance, their horizons

    Would not shine with the sun of guidance.

  15. هو الغوث والغيث يومي وغى

    وجود لعان ومسترزق

    He is succor and rain on days of battle

    And bounty, for a captive and a seeker of sustenance.

  16. أبا حسن بك عز الهدى

    فاصبح في ذروة الابلق

    O Abu Hasan, through you guidance grew mighty,

    So it came to stand at the summit of al-Ablaq.

  17. ايأمل قوم مدى سابق

    متى يجر في حلبة يسبق

    Do any people hope to go as far as a front-runner

    Who takes the lead whenever he runs on a racecourse?