وُقّيتَ ما فيكَ أَتَّقيهِ

ونِلْتَ ما النَّفْسُ تَرتَجيهِ

You were granted all I wish to be granted,

And obtained what the soul aspires to obtain.

وأُعْمِيَتْ عنك عَيْنُ دَهرٍ

خُطوبُه تَنْتقي بَنيه

The days have been blinded to you-

Their misfortunes pick and choose their victims.

وزادكَ اللهُ كُلَّ فَضْلٍ

يَفُتُّ أَكبادَ حاسديه

And God has increased you in all merit-

That splits open the livers of your enviers.

ونِلْتَ من صَفْوِ كُلِّ عِزٍّ

ما مثْلُ عُلْياكَ يَقْتَضيه

And you attained the quintessence of all honor-

None but the most highborn deserve the likes of you.

ولا تَزلْ حيث كنتَ غَيْثاً

يَمْطُرُ بالسّعْدِ شائميه

You remain, wherever you are, a rainfall-

That showers blessings on those who revile you.

يا راحلاً والفؤادُ منّي

يَظلُّ أَدْنَى مُسايريه

O traveler, while my heart remains with you,

Following as closely as your escort.

وَدِدْتُ لو كنتُ حيثُ قلبي

فكنتُ من بَعْضِ حَاضريه

I wish that I were wherever my heart is,

That I could be among those in your presence.

وأين مِمّا أَوَدُّ دَهْري

وأَين ما الحُرُّ يَشْتَهيه

But where am I in relation to my desires?

Where are the free man's wants?

أَقْعدَني عن ذُراكَ حتّى

حُرِمْتُ ما عَمَّ زائريه

My stillness from your company has forbidden me

What your visitor is freely granted.

صَومٌ أتاني وفِيَّ ضَعْفٌ

من مَرَضٍ كنتُ أَشْتَكيه

The fast came upon me while I was weakened

By an illness which plagued me.

والصّومُ يُرخي القَوِيَّ أَيضاً

فكيف حالُ الضَّعيفِ فيه

Fasting wears down even the strong-

So what of the feeak during it?