وَنُبِّئتُ أَن قَد زادَ ما بِكَ سَيِّدي

فَضعفيَ قَد أَربى وَصَبريَ ناقِصُ

I was informed that your suffering has increased, my master

So my weakness has grown and my patience diminished

وَلِم لا وَلي نَفسٌ إِليك نُزوعها

وَبِرُّكَ لي وافٍ وِودُّكَ خالِصُ

Why wouldn't a soul incline towards you?

Your righteousness suffices me and your love is pure

نَشَأت برَوضِ العِلم وَالغُصنُ دَوحَةٌ

وَلا زَهرها ذاوٍ وَلا الظِلُّ قالِصُ

I was raised in the meadows of knowledge, a flourishing branch

With neither fading blossoms nor scarce shade

فَضيلة نَفسٍ لَم تَشنها رَذالة

وَشيمة حُرٍّ لَم تَشُبها النَقائصُ

A virtuous soul not tainted by vileness

And the traits of a free man unmarred by defects

إِذا لاحَت العَلياءُ كُنتَ مُبادِراً

إِلَيها وَإِن تَبدُ الدَنايا فَناكِصُ

When the sublime manifest, you hasten

Towards them, though the lowly recede

فَدَتكَ لِداتٌ ضَيَّعُوا شَرخ عمرهم

وَأَنتَ عَلى نَيلِ المَعارِفِ حارِصُ

Your peers wasted the prime of their lives

While you strove for knowledge and learning

إِذا فَحَصُوا عَن نَيل لذاتٍ اِنقَضَت

فَإِنَّك عَن تَدقيقِ عِلمِكَ فاحِصُ

When they searched for fleeting pleasures

You delved deep into your knowledge

وَإِن شُغِلُوا يَوماً بِصَيدٍ وَلَذَّةٍ

فَأَنتَ لشُرادِ المسائِلِ قانِصُ

And when they busied themselves with sport and delight

You pursued solutions to problems

وَفي نسبةٍ لِلنورِ أَصدَقُ شاهِدٍ

عَلى عنصرٍ زاكٍ عَدَتهُ القَوارِصُ

In attributing light, the most truthful witness

Of a pure element, are the precise scales

فَلا زالَتِ الأَنوارُ تُشرِقُ دائِماً

وَشانيكَ في بَحرِ الشَقاوَةِ غائِصُ

So may the lights continue shining forever

While you plunge into the sea of misery