أَرى مِنكَ وَجهَ الصَدِّ لا يَتَغيَّرُ

أَرى مِنكَ وَجهَ الصَدِّ لا يَتَغيَّرُ

وَوَصلُكِ هِنداً في الهَوى يَتَعَذَّرُ

وَوَصلُكِ هِنداً في الهَوى يَتَعَذَّرُ

I see in you a face of rejection that does not change.

I see rejection on your face that does not change

And union with you, Hind, in love remains beyond reach.

And staying connected to you in love becomes difficult

أُعَلِّلُ نَفسي بِالوَعيدِ لزورَةٍ

أُعَلِّلُ نَفسي بِالوَعيدِ لزورَةٍ

ومن دونِها طرفُ الفَتى يَتَحَسَّرُ

ومن دونِها طرفُ الفَتى يَتَحَسَّرُ

I console myself with a threat, in hope of a visit,

I make excuses to myself for Zorah’s threat

and, still short of it, the young man's gaze grieves.

While without her the young man’s eye grieves

أَغَرَّكِ هِندٌ جفوة العَينِ لِلبُكا

أَغَرَّكِ هِندٌ جفوة العَينِ لِلبُكا

وَرُؤياكِ من عيني الدِما تَتَحَدَّرُ

وَرُؤياكِ من عيني الدِما تَتَحَدَّرُ

Hind, did the eye's aversion to weeping deceive you,

Did the coldness of Hinda's eye to crying deceive you

while, at the sight of you, blood streams from my eye?

And your vision from my tearful eyes streams down

فَصِرتِ لِقَتلي عامِداً تَتَحَمَّلي

فَصِرتِ لِقَتلي عامِداً تَتَحَمَّلي

إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو إِنَّهُ مِنكِ أَقدَرُ

إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو إِنَّهُ مِنكِ أَقدَرُ

So you deliberately take your leave, intent on killing me.

So you have become intent on killing me, undertaking

To God I complain; He is more powerful than you.

To Allah I complain, indeed it is mightier than you

لَأَلقى امرءاً خِلُّ المَكارِمِ وَالنَدى

لَأَلقى امرءاً خِلُّ المَكارِمِ وَالنَدى

وَحَسبيَ في خَيرِ امرىءٍ حينَ يَذكُرُ

وَحَسبيَ في خَيرِ امرىءٍ حينَ يَذكُرُ

I shall surely meet a man, a friend of noble virtues and generosity.

I will meet a man deficient of perfection and grace

And a man's goodness suffices me whenever he remembers.

And it suffices me the goodness of a man when he remembers

بِقَصدِ المهيّا فزت بِالخَيرِ وَالرَضا

بِقَصدِ المهيّا فزت بِالخَيرِ وَالرَضا

وَما زالَ مَن يَرجوهُ بِالبِرِّ يَظفَرُ

وَما زالَ مَن يَرجوهُ بِالبِرِّ يَظفَرُ

By seeking al-Muhayya, I gained goodness and contentment.

With the intention of the aspired I excelled in goodness and consent

And whoever hopes in him has always obtained kindness.

And he who hopes for it with righteousness always succeeds

فَلِلَّهِ دَرُّ السَيِّدِ بن مُفَرِّجٍ

فَلِلَّهِ دَرُّ السَيِّدِ بن مُفَرِّجٍ

فَتىً فاضِلٌ حُلوُ الشَمائِلِ خَيِّرُ

فَتىً فاضِلٌ حُلوُ الشَمائِلِ خَيِّرُ

God bless the lord, son of Mufarrij—

So the worth of the master ibn Mufarraj

a virtuous young man, sweet of character and benevolent.

A noble young man, beautiful traits, most virtuous

عَجِبتُ لِفَضلٍ فيهِ لَمّا رأَيتُهُ

عَجِبتُ لِفَضلٍ فيهِ لَمّا رأَيتُهُ

وَما زِلتُ في أَفعالِهِ أَتَفَكَّرُ

وَما زِلتُ في أَفعالِهِ أَتَفَكَّرُ

I marveled at the excellence in him when I saw him,

I wondered at the virtue in him when I saw him

and have never ceased reflecting on his deeds.

And I did not cease to ponder his deeds

لَهُ هِمَّة تَعلو عَلى كُلِّ هِمَّةٍ

لَهُ هِمَّة تَعلو عَلى كُلِّ هِمَّةٍ

وَرأيٌ حَصيفُ في الأُمورِ مُدَبِّرُ

وَرأيٌ حَصيفُ في الأُمورِ مُدَبِّرُ

He has an ambition that rises above every ambition,

He has an ambition that rises above any ambition

and sound judgment that governs affairs.

And wise opinion in matters, well-considered

مُقيمٌ لأهلِ القَصدِ بِالبَذلِ لِلعَطا

مُقيمٌ لأهلِ القَصدِ بِالبَذلِ لِلعَطا

فِمِن وارِدٍ يَرجو وآخر يَصدُرِ

فِمِن وارِدٍ يَرجو وآخر يَصدُرِ

Ever present for those who seek him, freely bestowing gifts,

Establishing the people of moderation by giving generously

with one arriving in hope and another departing.

So some come hoping while others depart

يَرى أَنَّ مَن والاهُ أَعظَم مِنَّةً

يَرى أَنَّ مَن والاهُ أَعظَم مِنَّةً

إِذا جاءهُ بِالقاصِدينَ مُبَشِّرُ

إِذا جاءهُ بِالقاصِدينَ مُبَشِّرُ

He regards whoever befriends him as doing him the greater favor,

He sees that one who befriends him has done greater favor

when a bearer of glad tidings comes to him with seekers.

When the aspiring ones come to him bearing good news

وَإِنّي لأَدري أَنَّ في القَصدِ نَحوَهُ

وَإِنّي لأَدري أَنَّ في القَصدِ نَحوَهُ

بُلوغَ الرِضا فيما أُحِبُّ وَأُثِرُ

بُلوغَ الرِضا فيما أُحِبُّ وَأُثِرُ

And I know full well that in making my way toward him

And I know that in aspiring towards him

lies contentment in what I love and favor:

Is achieving consent in what I love and prefer

رِضىً كامِل لِلفَضلِ وَالدينِ وَالسَخا

رِضىً كامِل لِلفَضلِ وَالدينِ وَالسَخا

وَأَصلٌ بِهِ أَصلُ المَناقِبِ يَفخَرُ

وَأَصلٌ بِهِ أَصلُ المَناقِبِ يَفخَرُ

complete contentment in excellence, faith, and generosity,

Complete consent to merit, religion and generosity

and a lineage in which the very root of noble virtues takes pride.

And through it the origin of glories to be proud of

أَماطَت يَداهُ الفَقر بِالجودِ وَالنَدى

أَماطَت يَداهُ الفَقر بِالجودِ وَالنَدى

وَقارَنه في النَيل من كان يَقتُرُ

وَقارَنه في النَيل من كان يَقتُرُ

His two hands have banished poverty with bounty and generosity,

His hands removed poverty through munificence and grace

and one who once lived on little now matches him in gains.

And he attained the heights from which others fall short

إِذا رامَ راجٍ قَصدَهُ وَهوَ مُعدَمٌ

إِذا رامَ راجٍ قَصدَهُ وَهوَ مُعدَمٌ

فَلا مطله يَخشى وَلا الرَد يَحذَرُ

فَلا مطله يَخشى وَلا الرَد يَحذَرُ

If a hopeful man seeks him out while destitute,

When an aspirant sought him while destitute

he fears no delay from him and dreads no refusal.

No delay he fears, nor refusal he worries about

أَلفَت النَدى يأَبى الجَديد وَلَم تَزَل

أَلفَت النَدى يأَبى الجَديد وَلَم تَزَل

أَحاديثك الحُسنى مَدى الدَهرِ تَنشُرُ

أَحاديثك الحُسنى مَدى الدَهرِ تَنشُرُ

You have grown accustomed to generosity that shuns novelty; and unceasingly

Grace has accustomed him, he refuses the novelties

your fine tales spread throughout the ages.

And your goodly tales ceaselessly spread forever

هَنيئاً لك العيد الَّذي أَنت عيده

هَنيئاً لك العيد الَّذي أَنت عيده

وَلا زالَت الأَعياد عندك تَكثُرُ

وَلا زالَت الأَعياد عندك تَكثُرُ

Joy to you on the feast whose feast you yourself are!

Congratulations on the feast which you are its feast

And may feasts keep multiplying in your presence.

And the feasts do not cease to multiply with you

وَقابل فيهِ السَعدُ وَاليمن وَالرِضا

وَقابل فيهِ السَعدُ وَاليمن وَالرِضا

وَكل الَّذي تَرجوه سَهلٌ مُيَسَّرُ

وَكل الَّذي تَرجوه سَهلٌ مُيَسَّرُ

And may good fortune, blessing, and contentment greet you there,

In it met happiness, prosperity and consent

and may all you hope for be easy and readily attainable.

And all that you hope for is smooth and facilitated