1. طَروس حررت فَوراً

    فَحاكَت نِسمَة الاِسحار

    Pages were penned at once,

    and matched the breeze before dawn.

  2. سَأَودِعها تَحِيّات

    بِها عُرف الصِبا قَد سار

    I shall entrust them with greetings;

    with them the east wind’s fragrance has traveled,

  3. اِلى عالى المَكانَة مِن

    سَما في المَجدِ وَالمِقدار

    to one of lofty station, who

    has risen high in glory and esteem.

  4. لَهُ همم اِذا ظَهَرَت

    تَوارَت دونَها الاِقمار

    His aspirations, when they appear,

    make the moons withdraw before them.

  5. بِذاكَ الام قَد شَهِدت

    فَأَنّى لاِبنِها الاِنكار

    To this the mother has borne witness—

    how then could her son deny it?

  6. فَيا لِلَّهِ ما لاقى

    ضَمير حَشوِه أَسعار

    By God, what has befallen

    a heart whose very core is filled with flames!

  7. لَعمري كانَ ريحانا

    وَلكِن مَسه اِعصار

    By my life, he was a fragrant sprig,

    but a whirlwind struck him.

  8. فَجودوا بِالحَياةِ لَهُ

    لِيُطفىء جَمرَة الاِفكار

    So generously grant him life,

    that he may quench the ember of his thoughts.

  9. وَأَرجو مِن مَعاليكُم

    سَريعاً درة المُختار

    And from Your Excellency I request

    the chosen one’s pearl—swiftly.