أُنهي إِلى اِبني سلاماً عاطراً أرجاً

أُنهي إِلى اِبني سلاماً عاطراً أرجاً

مِن مقولٍ بِسوى ذكراه ما لَهجا

مِن مقولٍ بِسوى ذكراه ما لَهجا

I convey to my son a greeting, fragrant and sweet-scented,

I send my son fragrant, perfumed greetings

From a tongue that has dwelt on nothing but remembrance of him.

With words other than mentioning him I have not uttered

وَبعد فَالمرتَجى عفوٌ يَعود به

وَبعد فَالمرتَجى عفوٌ يَعود به

وَجهُ اِعتِذاري إِلى علياكَ مُبتَهِجا

وَجهُ اِعتِذاري إِلى علياكَ مُبتَهِجا

And now, I hope for pardon, with which may return

And so I hope for forgiveness that will return

The face of my apology to your eminence, rejoicing.

With my face turned happily towards your highness

وَذاك أنّي مذ فارقتُ حَضرتكم

وَذاك أنّي مذ فارقتُ حَضرتكم

حُممتُ من فرطِ ما قَد ساء مُمتزجا

حُممتُ من فرطِ ما قَد ساء مُمتزجا

And that is because, since I left your presence,

That is because since I left your presence

I was stricken with fever from an excess of what had turned foul when mingled.

I have been anxious from the excess of what went wrong, confused

بَقيتُ خمسةَ أيّامٍ بِه قلقاً

بَقيتُ خمسةَ أيّامٍ بِه قلقاً

وَبعدها فتحَ البرءَ الّذي رُتِجا

وَبعدها فتحَ البرءَ الّذي رُتِجا

I remained restless with it for five days.

I remained five days in anxiety with it

And after those days, the way to recovery, once barred, was opened.

And after that the innocence that was disturbed

وَها أَنا اليوم ساعٍ في مرادكمُ

وَها أَنا اليوم ساعٍ في مرادكمُ

لا خيّب اللّه لي فيكُم عظيمَ رَجا

لا خيّب اللّه لي فيكُم عظيمَ رَجا

And here I am today, striving to fulfill your wishes.

And here I am today striving towards your purpose

May God not dash my great hope in you.

May God not disappoint me of your great hope