1. فضلٌ لديكَ اكتسى بهْ

    مَنْ أمَّهُ لاكتسابِهْ

    The bounty you possess has clothed

    whoever sought it to acquire it.

  2. لو سِيمَ نفساً شرى بهْ

    مَنْ ذاقَ طعمُ شرابهْ

    Were it priced at a life, that price would be paid

    by whoever has tasted its drink.

  3. كمْ عالمٍ قدْ سرى بهْ

    ما نالَ لَمْعَ سرابهْ

    How many a scholar has journeyed by night with it,

    yet never reached the gleam of its mirage!

  4. يطوِّلُ مَنْ مشى بهْ

    يجوزُ منهُ مشابِهْ

    Whoever walks with it prolongs his journey;

    his gray hair outpaces him.

  5. ينالُ طيبَ الجنى بهْ

    منْ لمْ يَحُلْ عنْ جنابِهْ

    Through it, the sweetness of the fruit is gained

    by whoever has not departed from its side.

  6. بالعبدِ شوقٌ ثوى بهْ

    فاغنمْ جزيلَ ثوابِهْ

    Longing has lodged within this servant;

    so reap its abundant reward.

  7. فما يزالُ الجوى بهْ

    إلى وصولِ جوابِهْ

    And so heartache stays with him

    until the reply to him arrives.