تَفانَيتُ قِدماً في هَوى كُلِّ أَغيَد
لَطيفِ التَثَنّي نادِرَ الحُسنِ مُفرَدِ
I have ardently fallen in love with the gentle sway
Of his rare beauty and peerless grace.
وَما عَلِقَت روحي دَنِياً وَإِن يَكُن
جَميلاً وَلَكن ذا جَلالٍ وَسُؤدَدِ
My soul clung not to worldly affairs, though they be
Splendid, but to one with gravity and composure.
وَكانَ اِبتِدائي أَن هَويتُ محمداً
فَصارَ اِختِتامي في الهَوى بمحمدِ
My love began with Muhammad,
So too shall it end with Muhammad.
وَبِالأَعيُنِ السُودِ أُفتُتِنت فيا لَها
سواجي قَد حَرّكنَ شَوقاً لمكمدِ
With dark eyes I'm smitten, what passion have they sparked
Yearning for their sweet gaze I'm filled, my heart kindled.
وَعلّقتُهُ صَعبَ المقادَةِ آبياً
كَثيرَ التَوقي صَيِّنا ذا تَشَدُّدِ
I've tied him, proud and hard to tame,
Lofty aspirations, refined and austere.
كَريمٌ بِتَأنيسٍ وَتَحديثِ ساعَةٍ
بخيلٌ بِتَقبيلٍ وبِاللَمسِ بِاليَدِ
Kind in conversation at times,
Stingy with kisses and touches of the hand.
وَجاذبتُهُ يَوماً فَفَرَّ كَأَنَّهُ
غَزالٌ رَأى منّي اِحتيالَ التَصَيُّدِ
I pulled him close one day and he shied away
Like a gazelle sighting a hunter lying in wait.
فَلاطَفتُهُ حَتّى اِستَكانَ وَما دَرى
بِأَنَّ الدَنايا لا تَحُلُّ بِمعقَدِ
I coaxed him gently until he softened, not knowing
That worldly matters cannot be decided in haste.
مُرادِيَ مِنهُ ما يُريدُ وَقَد كَفى
تعهدُّهُ قَلبي بأُنسٍ مُجَدَّدِ
I want of him what he desires, it's enough
That he occupy my heart with joy made new.
وَرُؤيةُ عَيني البَدرَ عِنديَ طالِعا
وَتَشنيفُهُ سَمعي بدُرٍّ مُنَضَّدِ
To see his moon-like face appear to me
And hear his melodious voice like pearls threaded.
وَعلمُ حَبيبي أَنَّني لَستُ تارِكاً
هَواهُ وَلَو أَنّي أَحُلُّ بِملحدي
And my beloved knows I'll never abandon
His love, even if I am called a heretic.
أُنادِمُ مِنهُ مِلءَ عَيني مَلاحَةً
وَأَلحَظ مِنهُ الشَمسَ حَلَّت بِأَسعَدِ
I share with him my brimming eyes’ conversation
And receive from him a sun that brings blissful fortune.
وَأَقطُفُ مِن آدابِهِ الزَهرَ يانِعاً
وَأشتمُّ رَيحاناً بِخَدٍّ مُوَرَّدِ
I pluck from his manners flowers in full bloom
And smell roses on cheeks with a flush saturated.
وَها أَنا ذا قَد رُحتُ عَنهُ مُوَدِّعا
فَيا لَيتَ شِعري هَل لَهُ بَعدُ أَغتَدي
And now I must bid him farewell and depart
Oh how I wonder, will I ever enjoy his company again?
