لئِن صدَقَت في وَعدِها أن سَنَلتَقي
فذاكَ لتَعجيلِ اجتِماعٍ مُفرِّقِ
If she was true in her promise that we would meet
Then that would hasten a gathering that was delayed
ألَم تَرَ تَسليمَ الوَداعِ مُحَبَّباً
ويتبعُهُ ما لستَ تَبقى إِذا بَقي
Have you not seen how sweet is bidding farewell
Yet it leads to that which you will not remain if it stays
أرَى دَمَ قَلبي فاضَ من قَبل عَبرتي
وإِنسانَ عَيني شابَ من قَبل مَفرقي
I see the blood of my heart bursting with my tears
And the pupil of my eye youthful at the parting
أطَلتِ احتِجاباً ضَرَّةَ الشَّمسِ في النَّوى
وإِن شِئتِ أَن تَعفي عَلى الشَّمسِ فاشرِقِ
You were veiled to avoid the heat of the sun in the soft sand
And if you wish to be kind to the sun, then shine
لَعَمري لَقَد ألحَقتِ في حرقةِ البُكا
عَليَّ الغَواني بالحمامِ المطَوَّقِ
By my life, you have inflicted on me in burning agony
The madness of love even on the neck-ringed dove
فإِن كُنتَ يا برقَ الثُّغورِ مُبَشِّراً
بِخَدَّيَّ من عَينَيَّ بِالغَيثِ فابرُقِ
If you, lightning of the land's horizon, bring good news
Of my cheek by the rain then flash
وعاذِلَةٍ في الحُبِّ تُظهرُ غَيرَةً
وَوَجداً وتَأتِيني بِظاهِرِ مُشفِقِ
A lover who shows jealousy while in love
Passion yet comes to me with a pretense of sympathy
تَقسَّم وَجدي فيكِ بينَ مكذِّبٍ
بِه حينَ يَلقاني وبَينَ مُصدِّقِ
My passion for you is divided between one who denies it
When he sees me and one who believes
فيَعرفُه ذا باعتِرافِ مَدامِعي
ويُنكِرُهُ هَذا بإنكارِ مَنطِقي
This one recognizes it by my tears' confession
And that one denies it by my speech's denial
وَما أَحدٌ لاقَى مِن الحبِّ لَوعَةً
رآني فَلَم أُشغِلهُ عَن ذِكرِ ما لَقي
No one who has tasted the agony of love
Saw me and did not remind me of what he went through
كَما الحَمدُ قَد أَمسَت تواصلَ شُغلُه
بِها عَن جَميعِ الناسِ نُعمى أَبي التَّقي
Just as praise has become the constant occupation
Of Abu Al-Taqi, not distracted by other people's blessings
إِذا ما رَأى السَّاعي إِلى المَجدِ سَعيَه
رأى طُرقاً من قَبله لَم تُطرقِ
When the seeker of glory sees his efforts
He sees paths ahead not yet taken
أَخو هِمَّةٍ أَعلى مِن النَّجمِ مَنزِلاً
فإِن يَرم في أَمرٍ مَع النَّجمِ يَسبِقِ
A brother of high ambition, his station higher than the stars
If he aims for something, he outdoes the stars
تُغازِلُه العَلياءُ حينَ يَرومُها
سِواهُ فتَرميهِ برَأيٍ مُوفَّقِ
The highborn flirt with him when he aspires to them
But he rejects them with sound advice
حَبيسُ المَعالي مُطلقُ المالِ بِالنَّدى
فأَصبَحَ وقفاً بينَ حَبسٍ ومُطلَقِ
Imprisoned by glory, released by dew
He became both captive and free
فقُل لِليالي الرائِشاتِ إِذا غَدا
مِجَنِّي فَريشي ما استَطَعتِ وفَوِّقي
Say to the wandering nights when morning comes
Gather my bedding as much as you can and tidy
خَلائقُ هَذا نعتُها مُذ صَحبتَها
فقَد حَملَت عنكَ احتِمالَ التَّخلُّقِ
The manners of this one, since I accompanied him
He spared me having to adopt pretentious behavior
ويَنزِلُ أَحياناً إِلَينا بِحُكمِها
وطَوراً بِحُكمِ المَجدِ في الخَلقِ يَرتَقي
He occasionally comes down to us with his wisdom
And sometimes rises with the glory of creation
مكارِمُ يا آلَ المُعافى إِذا بَدَت
بَدا ذِكرُها ما بَينَ غَربٍ ومَشرِقِ
O House of Well-being, when your virtues appear
Their mention spreads between east and west
فإِن كانَ ثوبُ العزِّ أَصبحَ مُخلَقاً
عَليَّ فَما وَجدي عَلَيهِ بِمخلَقِ
If the garment of honor is now torn
My passion for it is not torn
ولي في زَماني إن تأمَّلتُ أَمرنا
مَعاني جَريرِ أَو هجاءُ الفَرزدَقِ
In my time, if I reflect on our matter
I have the themes of Jarir or the satire of Farazdaq
