1. With a slender figure and radiant grace
And a glance that captivates the expectant mind

2. With a brilliance like the dawn's shining light
And a darkness like the gloom of night concealed

3. My heart's purpose was not changed after parting
From her, neither acquaintance nor stranger aware

4. She thought I neglected her, so left reproachful
Had she known, she'd have come apologizing

5. If she reproaches, it's her right, if she blames
Me for no crime, she has power over me

6. By the pact of love - her manners never wearied me
Nor did I tire of her leonine traits

7. But from busybodies I concealed our love
Hidden in my heart, though burning there its flames

8. So they supposed me tranquilly indifferent
Not knowing fires of passion in me roar

9. Far from comfort, here lies a despondent lover
Wearied by the lengthy nights he stayed awake

10. His sighs from yearning rise, his tears from anguish flow Down while his wishes up to heaven soar
Alas, for days of union in protective refuge

11. Where I dwelt amidst her sweet fragrance pure
Now with parting's purpose life loses savor

12. And the stars of union's sky are obscured
When youth with pleasures was commanding

13. And the soul obedient to what it craved
Not a moment passes without thought of her

14. That splits my heart with painful longing's blade
Nor did I remember our union without

15. My streaming tears pouring down in floods
None can show such patience in this misfortune

16. Except my soul, patient in every mode
For God's sake, say to the beauty at dawn

17. When she comes, perfumed in her breath's spells
Does the era of blessing remain as it was

18. Or has that covenant faded, now past recall?
Has she healed with sweet union the hearts

19. Broken by long separation's crushing tolls?
Has not the estrangement gone on long enough -

20. Those cycles of the beloved's shattered goals?
Till it destroyed the purpose of every lover

21. And I remained in a life of sorrow and pain
Brethren of sincerity, it's as though God granted them

22. Stars in the glorious heaven's glittering terrain
Among them Hussein - may God perpetuate his joy

23. And protect him from all he fears and avoids
The Hashimite whose great virtues surpassed

24. Any counting, so they roam free unconfined
And the Abbasid whose noble deeds seemed like

25. Heavy rains quenching the thirsty pilgrim's mind
His noble person is a Kaaba where virtues

26. Remain, with delegations from afar incoming
And his palm - how often in ease it restrained

27. When dire straits afflicted those destitute
Eyes of the hopeful rested in him when they saw

28. The eyes of his generosity pouring and running
He's the resolute one raised by his determination

29. Above the orbit of the planets, those tiny things
And he's the noble whose lineage the fame recounts

30. Of ancestry rooted firmly in glory's soil
If his pure clan were to witness his pride

31. They would boast of ancestors in his shadow
His nature - if the breeze passed by it

32. Would suffice it instead of the garden's fresh scents
When sights observed his rank, they returned

33. Dazzled, stunned, vision blurred
My thoughts cannot fully describe his qualities

34. Except through concision, briefly summarized
O my master, you always were my sole beloved

35. Beyond all people, my loyalty localized
Your eloquent poem came passionately accusing

36. Vexation, while with kindness I apologize
I welcomed it, thanking its composer

37. Early it came, rousing me from sleep
I made it drink when it came complaining of thirst

38. From me - the sweet, pure water of affection
So I saw no excuse but to admit what

39. It counted as blame - and you remain forgiving
As for affection - no, by God, its banners never

40. Ceased being planted in my heart's center
It's inconceivable that one who loves like me

41. Would stint on affection for she whom he adores!
So be confident in me - you will only see

42. Covenants of love, never to be torn
Take to yourself a bride adorned with pearls

43. With the smooth necks of gazelles, starvation-thin
Since I have pledged myself to her beyond divergence

44. I have become, to enemies' dismay, triumphant
And surrender yourself, rising to the highest rank

45. Below which foes' selves prostrate, overturned