مطوّق بات على الحمايل

يسرّ صونه ويعلنه

Adorned with anklets, he walks with pride

Protecting and proclaiming his beauty

ترك فؤادي العميد ذاهل

حرك من القلب ساكنه

Leaving my loving heart bewildered

Stirring what was still within my soul

شوقي إلى زينة الخلاخل

تهيم قلبي وتفتنه

My longing for the sound of his bangles

Makes my heart crazed and tempting

بحسنها جامع الفضائل

والخال في الخدّ زينه

With his perfection gathering all virtues

And the mole on his cheek an adornment

باللطف والحسن والبهج

والورد والآس والدعج

With kindness, beauty and joy

Like roses, myrtles and bundles

أشراك يا صاح للمهج

وكلما هبت الشمايل

I pine for you, oh companion of my pain

And whenever the north winds blow

ارتاح قلبي لموطنه

واللَه ما أصغى لقول عاذل

My heart finds peace in its home

By God, I do not heed the words of reproachers

ما أتعبه مني وما أشجنه

قد طال بعدي عن الحبايب

However much they weary me and make me sad

My separation from loved ones has been long

ما كان هذا بخاطري

مالي سمير سوى الكواكب

This was not what I had in mind

I have no companion but the stars

والنوم قد عاف ناظري

نذرت للّه نذر واجب

And sleep has abandoned my eyes

I made a solemn vow to God

ان حبي أمسى مسامري

شا وهبه لِلّه كلّ حاصل

That my love has become my fate

And I have given to God everything

من خفّ مالي وارزنه

واللَه ما أعشق أحد سواه

Of my thin property and burdens

By God, I love no one but Him

وغاية القصد لي رضاه

متى متى ناظري يراه

My only goal is to please Him

When, oh when will my eyes see Him

سقاكم اللَه من منازل

بلا دخلي ومسكنه

May God quench you from lofty dwellings

Without my input and its builder

بكل مزن غديق وابل

ولذّ عيشي وأحسنه

With every heavy rain and downpour

And the sweetness of my life and more

تقول هل ما مضى يعاود

لعهدي الماضي القديم

You ask, can what is past return?

To my ancient, bygone days

يا ساكني واد ابن راشد

ومنتهى السول في تريم

Oh dweller of Ibn Rashid's valley

And destination of longing in Tareem

اللَه على ما أقول شاهد

إني لهجرانهم سقيم

God is witness to my words

That I am sick from their estrangement

عاد ان أنت منهم الرسائل

تهيم قلبي وتفتنه

Return, if you are among them, messages

That make my heart crazed and tempting

سألت رب السما الكريم

يديم بالعزّ والنعيم

I asked the Generous Lord of the Heavens

To sustain with might and bounty

على التقىّ الوليّ الحليم

أبي الحسن فاضل ابن فاضل

The Godly, Forbearing and Wise

My father, the virtuous son of the virtuous

شيخ التصوّف ومعدنه

وفي جميع العلوم كامل

Leader of Sufism and its essence

And perfect in every science

اللَه يعزّه ويضمنه

May God strengthen and protect him