طَيفُ الحَبيبِ أَلَمَّ مِن عُدَوائِهِ

طَيفُ الحَبيبِ أَلَمَّ مِن عُدَوائِهِ

وَبَعيدِ مَوقِعِ أَرضِهِ وَسَمائِهِ

وَبَعيدِ مَوقِعِ أَرضِهِ وَسَمائِهِ

The beloved's phantom came visiting from afar,

The specter of my beloved hurts more than his enemies,

and from the distant reaches of his earth and sky.

And the distance of his land and skies,

جَزَعَ اللِوى عَجِلاً وَوَجَّهَ مُسرِعاً

جَزَعَ اللِوى عَجِلاً وَوَجَّهَ مُسرِعاً

مِن حَزنِ أَبرَقِهِ إِلى جَرعائِهِ

مِن حَزنِ أَبرَقِهِ إِلى جَرعائِهِ

It crossed al-Liwa in haste and hurried onward,

The ardor hastened in anguish, and directed him speedily,

from his rugged, stony sands to his sandy plain.

From the sadness of his lightning to his loved ones,

يُهدي السَلامَ وَفي اِهتِداءِ خَيالِهِ

يُهدي السَلامَ وَفي اِهتِداءِ خَيالِهِ

مِن بُعدِهِ عَجَبٌ وَفي إِهدائِهِ

مِن بُعدِهِ عَجَبٌ وَفي إِهدائِهِ

It brings greetings; in his phantom's finding its way

He sends greetings, and in the guidance of his imagination,

from afar there is wonder, and in its offering too.

From afar he is wondrous, and in his gift,

لَو زارَ في غَيرِ الكَرى لَشَفاكَ مِن

لَو زارَ في غَيرِ الكَرى لَشَفاكَ مِن

خَبَلِ الغَرامِ وَمِن جَوى بُرَحائِهِ

خَبَلِ الغَرامِ وَمِن جَوى بُرَحائِهِ

Had he visited outside sleep, he would have healed you of

If he had visited without misfortune he would have healed you,

love's madness and the burning anguish of its torment.

From the delirium of passion and the burning of his longing,

فَدَعِ الهَوى أَو مُت بِدائِكَ إِنَّ مِن

فَدَعِ الهَوى أَو مُت بِدائِكَ إِنَّ مِن

شَأنِ المُتَيَّمِ أَن يَموتَ بِدائِهِ

شَأنِ المُتَيَّمِ أَن يَموتَ بِدائِهِ

So forsake love, or die of your illness; for it is in

So leave desire or die of your malady, for

the nature of love's captive to die of his illness.

It is the fate of the enamored to die of their malady,

وأَخٍ لَبِستُ العَيشَ أَخضَرَ ناضِراً

وأَخٍ لَبِستُ العَيشَ أَخضَرَ ناضِراً

بِكَريمِ عِشرَتِهِ وَفَضلِ إِخائِهِ

بِكَريمِ عِشرَتِهِ وَفَضلِ إِخائِهِ

And a brother—I donned life, green and fresh,

And a brother with whom I wore life, fresh and flourishing,

through his noble companionship and the excellence of his brotherly love.

With his noble company and the excellence of his brotherhood,

ما أَكثَرَ الآمالَ عِندي وَالمُنى

ما أَكثَرَ الآمالَ عِندي وَالمُنى

إِلّا دِفاعُ اللَهِ عَن حَوبائِهِ

إِلّا دِفاعُ اللَهِ عَن حَوبائِهِ

Nothing has multiplied my hopes and wishes

How abundant were my hopes in him and wishes,

but God's protection of his life.

Other than God’s defense of his loved ones,

وَعَلى أَبي نوحٍ لِباسُ مَحَبَّةٍ

وَعَلى أَبي نوحٍ لِباسُ مَحَبَّةٍ

تُعطيهِ مَحضَ الوُدِّ مِن أَعدائِهِ

تُعطيهِ مَحضَ الوُدِّ مِن أَعدائِهِ

And Abu Nuh wears a garment of affection

And my father Noah wore a garment of love,

that wins him pure love from his enemies.

That gave him pure affection from his enemies,

تُنبي طَلاقَةُ بِشرِهِ عَن جودِهِ

تُنبي طَلاقَةُ بِشرِهِ عَن جودِهِ

فَتَكادُ تَلقى النُجحَ قَبلَ لِقائِهِ

فَتَكادُ تَلقى النُجحَ قَبلَ لِقائِهِ

His open, cheerful countenance speaks of his generosity,

The eloquence of his cheerfulness revealed his generosity,

so you almost find success before meeting him.

That he almost attained success before meeting,

وَضِياءُ وَجهٍ لَو تَأَمَّلَهُ اِمرُؤٌ

وَضِياءُ وَجهٍ لَو تَأَمَّلَهُ اِمرُؤٌ

صادي الجَوانِحِ لَاِرتَوى مِن مائِهِ

صادي الجَوانِحِ لَاِرتَوى مِن مائِهِ

And the radiance of a face—if a man beheld it,

And the light of a face, if a man contemplated it,

parched in his breast, he would drink his fill of its water.

Yearning at heart, would be sated from its water.