أَقولُ إِذ أَبصَرتُهُ مُقبِلاً

أَقولُ إِذ أَبصَرتُهُ مُقبِلاً

مُعتَدِلَ القامَةِ وَالشَكلِ

مُعتَدِلَ القامَةِ وَالشَكلِ

I say, when I behold him approaching,

I say, on seeing him approach,

well-proportioned in stature and form:

Well-proportioned in stature and form:

يا أَلِفاً مِن قَدِّهِ أَقبَلَت

يا أَلِفاً مِن قَدِّهِ أَقبَلَت

بِاللَهِ كوني أَلِفَ الوَصلِ

بِاللَهِ كوني أَلِفَ الوَصلِ

“O alif from his figure, drawing near—

O alif that has come forth from his stature,

by God, become the alif of union!”

By God, be the alif of union.