يا جائزين فؤادي عندهم وجبا

يا جائزين فؤادي عندهم وجبا

قتلي بريئاً سلمتم كيف قد وجبا

قتلي بريئاً سلمتم كيف قد وجبا

O passersby, in whose presence my heart has throbbed!

O you who have my heart with them as a prize

How has killing me, though innocent, become a duty—may you be safe?

You killed an innocent one, how could that be justified?

وإن تروا تلفي حتماً فدونكم

وإن تروا تلفي حتماً فدونكم

وحبّذا تلفي إذ كنتم السببا

وحبّذا تلفي إذ كنتم السببا

And if you deem my death necessary, then have at me;

And if you see me perished, it is by your own doing

And welcome is my death, since you are its cause.

And I wish I perish since you were the cause

من صبوة وصبا قلبي غدا وصبا

من صبوة وصبا قلبي غدا وصبا

ومُذ صبا لوفاكم ما اشتكى وَصَبا

ومُذ صبا لوفاكم ما اشتكى وَصَبا

From passion and youthful ardor, my heart has grown sick;

From passion and yearning, my heart has become full of yearning

And since it yearned for your fidelity, it has complained of no illness.

And since I yearned for your loyalty, it has not complained of agony

لا فضة بدلاً أرضى ولا ذهبا

لا فضة بدلاً أرضى ولا ذهبا

عن وصلكم وبكم قلبي لكم ذهبا

عن وصلكم وبكم قلبي لكم ذهبا

Neither silver nor gold will I accept in exchange

Neither silver in exchange would please me, nor gold

For union with you; and through you my heart has gone to you.

For your company and for you, my heart is as gold to you

عم التكاسل عمّن عمّ بشرّهم

عم التكاسل عمّن عمّ بشرّهم

وفضلهم كل معروف له نُسبا

وفضلهم كل معروف له نُسبا

Hide indolence from those whose cheer has spread far;

Laziness has gripped those whom grace has gripped

And their bounty is credited with every kindly deed.

And their excellence - every good is attributed to them

يا طالب الفتح إن أردى المُنى وكبا

يا طالب الفتح إن أردى المُنى وكبا

فاستفتحن بجيش منهم وَكَبا

فاستفتحن بجيش منهم وَكَبا

O seeker of victory, if hopes bring you low and you stumble,

O seeker of conquest, if misfortunes have afflicted and overcome me

Then seek victory with a host of them marching in procession.

Then seek to open [the gates] with an army of them and overcome

واركب سفينتهم بالصدق مُعتمداً

واركب سفينتهم بالصدق مُعتمداً

تجد سبيلك في بحر الهوى عجبا

تجد سبيلك في بحر الهوى عجبا

And board their ship, relying upon sincerity;

And embark upon their ship with truth as your provision

You will find your path through the sea of love wondrous.

You will find your way in the sea of love to be wondrous

فكم لهم منَنٌ بالفتح وافية

فكم لهم منَنٌ بالفتح وافية

هم الأماجد والأقطاب والنُّجبا

هم الأماجد والأقطاب والنُّجبا

For how many ample favors of victory are theirs!

For they have many complete favors in conquest

They are the illustrious, the spiritual poles, and the noble.

They are the glories, the poles, and the utmost nobility

أهدت لهم نفحات الأنس عَرفَ رضى

أهدت لهم نفحات الأنس عَرفَ رضى

وانساب غيثهم بالغوث وانسكبا

وانساب غيثهم بالغوث وانسكبا

Breezes of intimacy brought them the fragrance of contentment,

The breezes of intimacy brought to them the scent of acceptance

And their rain streamed forth with succor and poured down,

And their rain poured with beneficence and overflowed

ما غرّدت سحراً في الدوح ساجعة

ما غرّدت سحراً في الدوح ساجعة

تهزّ ذا شَجَن ترجيعها طربا

تهزّ ذا شَجَن ترجيعها طربا

As long as a cooing bird sings before dawn among the great trees,

The wild doves did not coo at dawn in the valleys yearning

Her trilling stirring a sorrowful soul to rapture.

Shaking with agony, hoping for their melody to bring joy