1. شوقٌ يَهيّجه نَواك

    وَجَوىً يؤجِّجه هواك

    A longing stirred by your absence,

    and heartache kindled by love of you.

  2. كَم ذا أَراك تَميلُ عَن

    مُضناك يا غصنَ الأَراك

    How long must I see you turn away from

    your lovesick sufferer, O branch of the arāk tree?

  3. وَتَسومُنى صَبراً وَصب

    رى عنك أَقتَلُ من جفاك

    And you demand patience of me, though my patience

    without you is deadlier than your coldness.

  4. صَيَّرتَ بُعدَك من مُحِبِّ

    كَ بُعدَ وَعدِك من وَفاك

    You have made your distance from one who loves

    you as great as your promise's distance from fulfillment.

  5. يا فِتنَةَ العُشّاق حَس

    بُ الناس ما جرّت يداك

    O you who bewitch lovers, enough

    for people is what your two hands have wrought.

  6. وَكفاك ما صَنعت بَأر

    بابِ الصَبابَة مُقلَتاك

    And enough for you is what has been done to the devotees

    of passionate love by your two eyes.

  7. أَنت النَعيم فما لَقا

    بي لَيسَ يَسلَم من أَذاك

    You are bliss; why, then, does my [heart?]

    not escape the harm you cause?

  8. إِنّي وَإن بالَغتَ في

    هَجري وَآلَمني قِلاك

    Indeed I, though you have gone to extremes in

    forsaking me, and your aversion has hurt me,

  9. أَصبو إِلَيك إذا النَسي

    مُ سَرى يمثِّل لي شَذاك

    yearn for you when the breeze

    drifts by, recalling your fragrance to me,

  10. أَو دارَت الكاساتُ بِالصَه

    باءِ تُخبِر عن لماك

    or goblets of tawny wine go round,

    telling of your dusky lips.

  11. وَأَعُدُّ قربَك مُشتَها

    يَ وَغايَتي القُصوى رِضاك

    And I count your nearness my desire,

    and your pleasure my utmost goal.

  12. عِش يا أَبا العَبّاس وَاِب

    لُغ ما يَسُرُّك من مُناك

    Live, O Abū al-ʿAbbās, and attain

    the wishes that give you joy.

  13. وَاِستَقبِل الأَيّامَ ضا

    حِكَةَ المَباسِم عن هَناك

    And welcome the days, with smiles

    upon their lips that tell of your joy.

  14. وَاِحكُم تَجدها بِالذي

    تَهوى ملبِّيَةً نِداك

    And rule; you will find them, in whatever

    you desire, answering your call.

  15. أَنتَ الذي أَلبَستَها

    حُللا تُطرِّزها حُلاك

    You are the one who clothed them

    in robes that your graces embroider.

  16. لمَ تُبقِ فَضلةَ مَفخَرٍ

    يُزهى بِبَهجَتِها سواك

    You left no remnant of glory

    in whose splendor anyone but you could take pride.

  17. وَسَموتَ حَتّى ظُنَّ أَن

    لكَ حاجةٌ عند السِماك

    And you rose so high that it was thought

    you had business with the star al-Simāk.

  18. يا قَصرَ رأسِ التين با

    لَغَ في جَمالِك مَن بَناك

    O palace of Raʾs al-Tīn, he went to great lengths

    to make you beautiful—the one who built you.

  19. مولايَ قد حَشَدَ المَفا

    خرَ وَالمَآثرَ في ذَراك

    My lord has gathered glories

    and noble deeds within your shelter.

  20. وَكَسَتكَ أَنواعَ المَحا

    سنِ أُسرةٌ سكنوا حماك

    And you have been clothed in every kind

    of beauty by a family who dwelt within your precincts.

  21. فَغَدَوتَ بَين مَعاهِدِ الدُنيا

    فَريداً في بَهاك

    So you became, among the world's landmarks,

    unmatched in your splendor.

  22. مَولايَ إِنَّ اللَه خَصَّ

    كَ بِالمَكارم وَاِصطَفاك

    My lord, God has indeed singled

    you out for noble virtues and chosen you.

  23. فَاِهنَأ بِعيدٍ أَكبَرٍ

    هنّاه عيدٌ من لِقاك

    So rejoice in a greater feast,

    hailed by a feast born of meeting you.

  24. أَيّامُه الزَهراءُ تَر

    فُلُ في ثِيابٍ من سَناك

    Its radiant days parade

    in garments of your radiance.

  25. وافَتكَ مُعجبةً بما

    عَقَدَ القلوبَ على وَلاك

    They have come to you, admiring what

    has bound hearts in allegiance to you:

  26. من حكمَةٍ ما زال يَج

    لوها على الدُنيا نُهاك

    wisdom which is ever being unveiled

    to the world by your understanding,

  27. وَعدالةٍ جلَّ الذي

    لِقَويم مَنهَجِها هَداك

    and justice—exalted is He

    who guided you to its upright path.

  28. نَجلاك يِاِبن الأَكرَمي

    نَ إلى العُلا تَبِعا خُطاك

    Your two sons, O son of the noblest,

    followed your footsteps toward the heights.

  29. عَلِما بِأنّ رِضاك في

    أَن يُشبِهاك فَأَشبَهاك

    They knew that your pleasure lay in

    their resembling you; so they took after you.

  30. فَاِهنا فَقد حقَّ الهَنا

    ءُ بِذا وَطِب عيشا بِذاك

    So rejoice, for joy is rightly yours

    in this; and may life be sweet to you through that.

  31. وَاسعَد بعيدٍ سَعدهُ

    في كلّ عامٍ أَن يَراك

    And be happy in a feast whose happiness

    each year is to see you,

  32. مُتمتِّعاً بِالعِزِّ وَالتَ

    أييدِ مَنصورا لِواك

    enjoying glory and

    support, your banner triumphant.