وافى بما وعد الجناب

بما وعد وأمسى القدر موافق

The august presence arrived as promised,

As he promised, and fate grew favorable.

وأرخى ستور النقاب

فاستحقرته الشمس في المشارق

And he let down the curtains of the veil,

So the sun in the eastern skies disdained him.

فلذّ عيشي وطاب

وأمسى زماني بالوصال رائق

So my life grew sweet and pleasant,

And my days became serene through union.

فذا عجيب العجاب

صلح لمثلي فاق كلّ عاشق

This is the wonder of wonders:

A reconciliation for one like me, who surpassed every lover.

من ذا الذي نال من لقاه كمثلي

ومن حصل له في هواه محلي

Who has gained from meeting him as I have,

And who has attained my station in loving him,

ممن عشق بعدي وحبّ قبلي

Among those who fell in love after me and loved before me?

وصحّ رفع الحجاب

فاخلع عذارك واقطع العلائق

And the veil was truly lifted,

So cast off your bridle and sever your ties.

البين مات والغراب

فليس تخشى للفراق ناعق

Separation has died, and the raven too,

So you need not fear a cawing herald of parting.

بتنا وباتت لنا

ليله باكناف الحما وحاجر

We spent the night, and ours was

A night in the environs of al-Hima and Hajir.

نسقي كؤوس الهنا

ما سدّلت من دونها الستاير

We serve cups of bliss,

With no curtains let down before them.

وجاء مطلوبنا

يجريه فلك الرضى مواخر

And what we sought arrived,

Carried along by wave-cleaving ships of contentment.

كلت يد الاكتساب

عن نيل ما يأتي بحكم سابق

The hand of striving fell short

Of attaining what comes by a prior decree.

كم من عناية صالها الفضائل

وظلّ وأمسى يرقب المنازل

How many a grace the virtues have assailed,

And he kept watching the stations, day and evening;

أتى بها المقدور وأنت غافل

Destiny brought it while you were unaware.

لما سمعت الخطاب

وصامتات الحلى والمناطق

When I heard the address,

And the ornaments and girdles were silent,

رديت أشفي جواب

ولم يقع موسى هواي صاعق

I replied with the most healing answer,

And the Moses of my passion did not fall thunderstruck.