ألَم يأنِ أَن يَروى فؤادُ مُتَيَّمٍ

تفيضُ مَاقي جَفنهِ وَهوَ يَظمَأُ

Has not the time come for the heart of an ardent lover to be sated,

While tears flow from his eyelids though he thirsts?

أصابَتهُ عَينٌ أغمَدَت نَصلَ وَصلِهِ

وقَلبُ الهَوي مَن كانَ قَلبٌ مُرَزَّأ

An eye has struck him that sheathed the blade of his connection,

And the heart of passion is what was once a protected heart.

أُحِبُّ حَبيبا لا أُسَمَّيهِ هَيبَةً

وَكتمُ الهَوى للقَلبِ أنكى وأنكأُ

I love a beloved I do not name out of awe,

And hiding passion is more painful for the heart.

أغارُ عَليهِ مِن هَوايَ وكيفَ لا

أغارُ عَلَيهِ مِن سَوايَ وأبرَأُ

I am jealous of my love for him, so how can I not

Be jealous of anyone else and declare innocent?

أَبِيتُ أُعاني فيهِ حَرَّ جَوانِحِي

وَبينَ جُفُوني مَدمَعٌ لَيسَ يَرقأُ

I stay up suffering from the heat of my sides,

And between my eyelids is a tear that does not dry.

أراهُ بقَلبٍ كُلَّ يَومٍ ولَيلَةٍ

وإن كنتُ عَن وِردِ الوِصالِ أُحَلأُ

I see him in my heart every day and night,

Even though I am deprived of the visitation of union.

أتَانِي كِتابٌ مِنهُ قُمتُ بِحَقِّهِ

فَها أنَا أبكي مَا استَطَعتُ وأقرأُ

A letter came to me from him. I stood up for his right

And here I am, crying as much as I was able and reading.

أيا مَن هَواهُ حَلَّ سَمعِي ونَاظِري

وَقَلبي فَمالي مِنهُ مَنجَىً ومَلجَأُ

O he whose love took hold of my hearing and sight

And my heart - what refuge and sanctuary do I have from him?

أَغِثني بِيَومٍ مِن لقائِكَ واحدٍ

فإنّي بيومٍ من لقائِكَ أجزَأُ

Help me with a single day of meeting you

For I will be satisfied with a day of meeting you.

أُعلِّلُ نَفسي مِنكَ بالوَصلِ والرِّضَا

ومَن لي بهِ وَهوَ النَّعيمُ المُهَنَّأُ

I console myself from you with connection and consent,

And who can grant me that, which is blissful prosperity?