لا يرى مَن يكونُ بعدِي له مث

لا يرى مَن يكونُ بعدِي له مث

لاً كما لم يرَ الذي كانَ قبلي

لاً كما لم يرَ الذي كانَ قبلي

No one who comes after me will see his equal,

None shall see one like me come after me

just as the one who came before me never did.

As none before me was seen by those who were

كيفَ لا أحذرُ العيونَ عليهِ

كيفَ لا أحذرُ العيونَ عليهِ

وأرى الناسَ فيهِ من مثل مِثلي

وأرى الناسَ فيهِ من مثل مِثلي

How can I not fear others' eyes upon him,

How can I not be wary of eyes upon him

when I see people, where he is concerned, just like me?

When I see in people a likeness of my likeness

أنا والعاذلونَ فيهِ سَواءٌ

أنا والعاذلونَ فيهِ سَواءٌ

فهم ليسَ يفرغونَ لِعَذلي

فهم ليسَ يفرغونَ لِعَذلي

I and those who reproach me are alike concerning him;

I and those who censure him are equal

for they have no time to reproach me.

For they are not done with censuring me

أيُّ شغلٍ في وجههِ لعيونٍ

أيُّ شغلٍ في وجههِ لعيونٍ

وقلوبٍ من حسنهِ أيُّ شغلِ

وقلوبٍ من حسنهِ أيُّ شغلِ

How his face engrosses eyes,

What occupation in his face is for eyes

and hearts—how his beauty engrosses them!

And hearts - from his beauty what occupation