العَينُ تَذرُفُ وَالفُؤادُ يَذوبُ

وَالوَجدُ يَحضُرُ وَالعَزاءُ يَغيبُ

The eye sheds tears and the heart melts,

And passion is present while consolation is absent.

وَلِقِلَّةِ الكُرَماءِ أَنتَ مُضَيَّعٌ

وَلِكُثرَةِ الجُهّالِ أَنتَ غَريبُ

Due to the scarcity of generous souls, you are neglected,

And due to the abundance of ignoramuses, you are a stranger.

تَاللَهِ لَم تُخطِئكَ أَسبابُ الغِنى

إِلّا لِأَنَّكَ عاقِلٌ وَأَديبُ

By God, the means of wealth did not fail you,

Except that you are wise and cultivated.

فَاِصبِر فَقَد عَزّاكَ عَن دَركِ الغِنى

أَن لَيسَ يُدرِكُهُ أَغَرُّ نَجيبُ

So be patient - your lack of wealth consoles you -

For no impetuous youth can attain it.

عابوا قُطوبي أَن تَعَذَّرَ مَطلَبي

أَرَأَيتَ بَدراً لَيسَ فيهِ قُطوبُ

They blamed my aloofness when my quest was hindered.

Have you ever seen a full moon without aloofness?

وَشُحوبَ جِسمي مِن مُواصَلَةِ السَرى

هَل مِن هِلالٍ لَيسَ فيهِ شُحوبُ

And my body's pallor is from keeping intimate company by night.

What crescent is there without pallor?

وَلَقَد يَدُلُّ عَلى كَمالِ كَرامَتي

أَنّي إِلى قَلبِ الكَريمِ حَبيبُ

And it is proof of my perfect nobility

That I am the beloved of the noble heart.

وَلَقَد جَلا حُزني وَفَرَّجَ كَربَتي

أَنَّ اللَئيمَ لِرُؤيَتي مَكروبُ

My sorrow has passed and my anguish relieved

For the despicable one is distressed by the sight of me.

لا تَلعَبَنَّ فَمِن رِوائِكَ طالِبٌ

وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ لاعِبٌ مَطلوبُ

Do not play, for I have a seeker,

And it is a wonder for a player to be sought.