وصل الخيال ومنك رمت وصالا

هذي الزيارة لا تعد نوالا

The imagination has arrived, and from you it has flung affection,

This visit will not count as attainment,

زار الخيال فلا تزربي في الكرى

حاشا لحسنك أن يكون خيالا

The imagination has visited, so do not be fooled in infatuation,

Far be it from your beauty to be just imagination,

قد كنت فيك شككت يا بدر الدجى

حتى رأيتك في اللثام هلالا

I used to doubt you, O full moon of the night,

Until I saw you behind the veil as a crescent,

وهواك علمني القريض فزاد في

حبيك أني منه أكسب مالا

And composing poetry taught me more

To increase my love for you, that from it I earn wealth,

هو منهضي نحو الامير وهمة

حملت إليه صلاته آمالا

It is my impetus toward the prince, an ambition

That carried to him his prayers and hopes,

ووتيرة الشعراء في مدح وفي

منح فتجمع مفخراً ونوالا

And the vigor of poets in praise and in

Gift-giving, gathering pride and attainment,

ضربوا لك الأمثال في أشعارهم

لكنني بك أضرب الأمثالا

They have given you proverbs in their poems

But I give you the proverbs with my poems