1. عيونهم حينَ يأتيهم تقربه

    لِكَونِهِ قَد نَواهم في تقربه

    Their eyes are gladdened by him when he comes to them,

    Because he has made them his aim in drawing near.

  2. وَيجتَني ثمر الاقبال مجتَلياً

    كأس المسرة فَلَيهنأ بمشربه

    And he gathers the fruits of favor, beholding

    The cup of joy—so may he delight in his drink.

  3. وَمطلع الروح تبدي مِنهُ شمس ضحى

    لهُ فتشرق في ارجاء مغربهِ

    And from the spirit's rising-place a midmorning sun appears

    For him, and so shines throughout his western reaches.

  4. هُم الكِرام بهم ذو البعد نال مني

    فَكَيفَ من جاءَ لا يهنى بِمَطلبهِ

    They are the generous; through them, one far away has attained his wishes.

    So how could one who has come not delight in what he seeks?

  5. ردّوا الاسود الضواري عَن فرائهم

    واِستخلصوا من فم البازي وَمخلبه

    They drove the ravening lions away from their wild asses,

    And rescued prey from the hawk's mouth and talon.

  6. يُمسي الجَليس بهم في روض كل تَقي

    من العلوم حكت الحان مطربهِ

    With them, the companion spends the evening in every devout soul's garden

    Of learning that echoes the melodies of its songster.

  7. هُنالك العين تهني بالَّذي طلبت

    وَيأمن القلب حقّا من تقلبِه

    There the eye rejoices in what it sought,

    And the heart is truly safe from its own wavering.