فهمنا من التصريح ما قد ذكرته

فهمنا من التصريح ما قد ذكرته

وبحنا بمن نهوى متى اتضح الأمر

وبحنا بمن نهوى متى اتضح الأمر

We understood from the explicit declaration what you had mentioned.

We understood from your words what you have said

And we revealed whom we love when the matter became clear.

And we searched for who we love when the matter became clear

سماها سمى بنت الرسول لها الصب

سماها سمى بنت الرسول لها الصب

وحكمها فيما تشا الحب والتشعر

وحكمها فيما تشا الحب والتشعر

The lover who pines for her called her the namesake of the Messenger’s daughter.

You named her, named her the daughter of the Messenger, for her is passion

And love and poetic expression gave her authority over whatever she wishes.

And her rule in what she desired of love and poetry

زمام الهوى قتّاله الصبا بالهوى

زمام الهوى قتّاله الصبا بالهوى

وما فاتها منه ذراع ولا شبر

وما فاتها منه ذراع ولا شبر

The rein of passion—youth is its slayer through passion.

The youth's passion was killing him with love

And not a cubit of it eluded her, nor a handspan.

And nothing missed him, not an arm's length or a handspan

وهل قط يحتاج النهار لنا إلى

وهل قط يحتاج النهار لنا إلى

دليل ولا شك إذا طلع الفجر

دليل ولا شك إذا طلع الفجر

And does daylight ever need, for us,

And does the daytime ever need for us

Proof? And there is no doubt when dawn rises.

A guide? There is no doubt when dawn breaks