كَلَفي ما أَراهُ عَنى يَريمُ

كَلَفي ما أَراهُ عَنى يَريمُ

وَصُروفُ النَوى عَذابٌ أَليمُ

وَصُروفُ النَوى عَذابٌ أَليمُ

My consuming love—I see it never leave me,

My ardent love—I do not see it leaving me;

and the turns of separation are an aching torment.

And the vicissitudes of separation are a painful torment.

يا أَبا الهَيثَمِ الَّذي شَيَّدَ المَج

يا أَبا الهَيثَمِ الَّذي شَيَّدَ المَج

دَ لَهُوالِدٌ وَجَدٌّ كَريمُ

دَ لَهُوالِدٌ وَجَدٌّ كَريمُ

O Abū al-Haytham, for whom glo—

O Abu al-Haytham, for whom glory was built

—ry was raised by a noble father and grandfather:

By a father and a noble grandfather.

لَكَ مِن قاسِطٍ رِقابُ المَعالي

لَكَ مِن قاسِطٍ رِقابُ المَعالي

وَمِنَ النَمرِ نَجرُها وَالأَرومُ

وَمِنَ النَمرِ نَجرُها وَالأَرومُ

from Qāsiṭ, the pinnacles of high honor are yours,

Yours, from Qasit, are the necks of lofty honors,

and from al-Namr, its stock and roots.

And from al-Namr, their stock and roots.

مَنطِقٌ صائِبٌ وَرَأيٌ أَصيلٌ

مَنطِقٌ صائِبٌ وَرَأيٌ أَصيلٌ

وَحِجىً راجِحٌ وَنَيلٌ رَخيمُ

وَحِجىً راجِحٌ وَنَيلٌ رَخيمُ

Unerring speech and sound judgment,

Unerring speech and well-founded judgment,

a weighty mind and gracious bounty.

And weighty wisdom and gracious bounty.

أَنا بِالوُدِّ وَالصَفاءِ زَعيمُ

أَنا بِالوُدِّ وَالصَفاءِ زَعيمُ

وَعَلى العَهدِ وَالوفاءِ مُقيمُ

وَعَلى العَهدِ وَالوفاءِ مُقيمُ

I stand surety for affection and sincerity,

I stand surety for love and sincerity,

and remain steadfast in covenant and faithfulness.

And hold fast to the pledge and to fidelity.

إِن يَكُن راعَكَ الفِراقُ فَعِندي

إِن يَكُن راعَكَ الفِراقُ فَعِندي

مِنهُ خَطبٌ أَعيا عَلَيَّ عَظيمُ

مِنهُ خَطبٌ أَعيا عَلَيَّ عَظيمُ

If separation has dismayed you, then with me

If parting has alarmed you, I bear

it is a grave ordeal too great to bear:

From it a great affliction that has overwhelmed me.

زَفَراتٌ تَعتادُني كُلَّ يَومٍ

زَفَراتٌ تَعتادُني كُلَّ يَومٍ

وَغَرامٌ كَأَنَّهُ لِيَ غَريمُ

وَغَرامٌ كَأَنَّهُ لِيَ غَريمُ

sighs that revisit me every day,

Sighs revisit me every day,

and passion as though it were my creditor,

And consuming passion, as though it were my creditor,

إِشتِياقاً إِلى لِقائِكَ وَاللَ

إِشتِياقاً إِلى لِقائِكَ وَاللَ

هُ بِما قُلتُهُ سَميعٌ عَليمُ

هُ بِما قُلتُهُ سَميعٌ عَليمُ

from longing to meet you—and Al—

Out of longing to meet you—and God

—lah hears and knows all that I have said.

Hears and knows what I have said.

فَعَلى عَيشِنا السَلامُ وَأَيّا

فَعَلى عَيشِنا السَلامُ وَأَيّا

مٍ تَوَلَّت لَو أَنَّ عَيشاً يَدومُ

مٍ تَوَلَّت لَو أَنَّ عَيشاً يَدومُ

So farewell to our life together, and to day—

So farewell to our life, and to the days

—s gone by—if only any life could last.

That have passed—if only life could endure!

فَإِبقَ في نِعمَةٍ تَدومُ وَعِزٍّ

فَإِبقَ في نِعمَةٍ تَدومُ وَعِزٍّ

ما إِستَنارَت جِنحَ الظَلامِ النُجومُ

ما إِستَنارَت جِنحَ الظَلامِ النُجومُ

Remain amid enduring grace and might

So live on in lasting prosperity and honor,

as long as stars illumine the wing of darkness.

As long as the stars shine in the depths of darkness.