طَرِيقُ هَوَاكُمْ عِقْدُ دِيني وَمَذْهَبي
وَأَنْتُمْ مُنى قَلْبي وَسؤْلي وَمَطْلَبي
Your love is the pillar of my faith and doctrine
You are the wish of my heart, my request and pursuit
وَكَدَّرْتُمُ بِالْبُعْدِ صَافيَ مَشْرَبي
طَمِعْتُ بِطَيْفٍ مِنْ خَيَالٍ يَلُمُّ بي
You disturbed the calmness of my waterhole with distance
I craved an apparition or a mirage to console me
عَزِيزٍ يَرى ذُلِّي لَدَيْهِ فَيَنْشَطُّ
مَلَولٌ نَفى عَنِّي الْكَرى بِمِطَالِهِ
A dear one who sees my humility before him, and is cheered
Sickly, he denied seeing me with his blindness and unfairness, and the length of his boredom
وَجَوْرِ تَجَنِّيهِ وَطُولِ مَلاَلِهِ
مَطُولٌ وَلَمْ يَسْمَحْ بِطَيْفِ خَيَالِهِ
Long-lasting, he did not allow the apparition of his imagination
I hoped to ascend with the goodness of his company
طَمُعْتُ بِأنْ أَعْلُوَ بِطِيبِ وِصَالِهِ
فَمَا بَالُ فِكْرِي بِالْقَطِيعَةِ يَنْحَطُّ
So why does separation make my mind deteriorate?
One who won my heart and sight abused me
سَبَاني حَبِيبٌ حَازَ قَلْبي وَنَاظِرِي
حَكى لَمَعَاتٍ مِنْ عُيُونِ الْجَاذِرِ
He told tales of flashes of eyes of the unfaithful
When he appeared before me, he confused my thoughts
وَلَمَّا تَبَدَّى لي تَبَلْبَلَ خَاطِرِي
طُعِنْتُ بِسهْمٍ مِنْ عُيُونٍ فَوَاتِرِ
I was struck by an arrow from languid eyes
It has embers in my mind, and ashes on my head
لَهَا فِي الْحَشَا وَقْدٌ وَفِي مَفْرِقي وَحْطُ
كَفَاني غَرَامٌ قَدْ أَقامَ بُمِهْجَتي
Passion dwelling in my brain was enough for me
It crept into my heart and confused my mind
سَرى بِفُؤَادِي وَالْحَشَا فِي مَحَجَّتي
فأَضْحى عَذُولي لاَ يَقُومُ بِجٌجَّتي
So my will failed me and does not support me
How vast this sea of longing in which I swim
طَمَا بَحْرُ أَشْوَاقٍ فَظَلْتُ بِلُجَّتي
أَحُومُ بِهَا سَبْحاً كَمَا يَسْبَحُ الْبَطُّ
I hover in it floating like a duck
A friend of your love, how can he heal his sickness?
حَلِيفُ هَوَاكُمْ كَيْفَ يُشْفى غَلِيلُهُ
مَرِيضُ جَفَاكُمْ كَيْفَ يَبْرا عَلِيلُهُ
A patient from your abandonment, how can he cure his illness?
When I saw patience block its path
وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ الصَّبْرَ سُدَّ سَبِيلُهُ
طَغى دَمْعُ عَيْني ثُمنَّ فَاضَ مَسِيلُهُ
My tears overflowed, then its passage flooded
Like Noah's flood whose coast cannot be contained
كَطُوفَانِ نُوحٍ لاَ يُرَامُ لَهُ شَطُّ
وَهَبْتُ لَهُ رُوحِي وَأتْبَعْتُهَا الْبَدَنْ
I gave him my soul and followed with my body
The strength of my patience in separation has weakened
وَعَظْمُ اصْطِبَارِي بِالْقَطِيعَةَ قَدْ وَهَنْ
وَقَلْبي الْمُعَنى قَدْ أَضَرَّ بِهِ الشَّجَنْ
And my wounded heart - separation has damaged it
My doctor eulogized me for loving someone
طَبِيبي رَثى مِنْ نُحُولي بِحُبِّ مَنْ
عَلَيَّ بِطُولِ الْهَجْرِ دُونَ الْوَرى يَسْطُو
Who tyrannizes me with long estrangement, unequalled among mankind
His love remains in my heart
مَحَبَّتُهُ فِي الْقَلْبِ عِنْدِي مُقِيمَةٌ
نُجَدِّدُ عِنْدِي الْوَجْدَ وَهَيَ قَدِيَمةٌ
We renew the ecstasy though it is old
The sweetness of my heart is found in none but him
وَسَلْوَةُ قَلْبي عَنْ سِواهُ عَدِيَمةٌ
طَلِيعَةُ وَجْدِي لَمْ تَرُعْهَا هَزِيَمةٌ
The vanguard of my rapture was never defeated
For love has comrades, unmatched by any group
وَلِلْحُبِّ رَهْطٌ لاَ يُمَاثِلُهُ رَهْطُ
تَمَادَى عَلى الْهِجْرَانِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَادَةِ
He persisted in estrangement, breaking custom
The nights of union are no longer scheduled
وَأَمْسَتْ لَيَالي الْوَصْلِ غَيْرَ مُعَادَةٍ
وَمُذْ فَارَقُوني حَسْرَتي فِي زِيَادَةٍ
Since he left me, my sorrow increases
Long nights pass that were once joyful
طُلُولٌ خَلَتْ وَاسْتَوْحَشَتْ بَعْدَ سَادَةٍ
وَهُمْ بِفُؤَادِي إنْ تَدَانَوْا وَإنْ شَطُّوا
They are in my heart whether close or distant
Indeed, separation gloats over us, destroyer of glory
لَقَدْ أَشْمَتَ الْبَيْنُ الْمُجِدُّ بِنَا الْعِدَا
وَقَدْ عَادَ شَمْلي بِالْفِرَاقِ مُبَدَّدَا
My concord is shattered by parting into pieces
If I do not find a victor over separation
وَإنْ لَمْ أجِدْ لي مِنْ يَدِ الْبَيْنِ مُنْجِدَا
طِوالُ اللَّيَالي بِتُّ فِيهَا مُسَهَّدَا
The long nights I spend prostrate in them
Against them, though our pact was unfulfilled when we were close
عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ إذا بَيْنَنَا شَرْطُ
غَبَا رَبْعُ مَنْ أَهْوَاهُ وَاسْتَوْحَشَ الْوَطَنْ
The quarter I loved went away; home feels lonesome
Of family, loved ones, neighbor, and dwellings
مِنَ الأَهْلِ وَالأحْبَابَ وَالْجَارِ وَالسَّكَنْ
أُنَادِي وَقَدْ أَعيى الْفُؤَادُ مِنَ الشَّجَنْ
I call out, though my heart despairs from the sadness
My nature refused to relent from loving whom
طِبَاعِي أَبَتْ أنْ تَنْثَني عَنْ وِدَادِ مَنْ
سَقَوْني بِكَأْسِ الْهَجْرِ مَا مَجَّتِ الرَّط
They made me drink from the cup of estrangement, unmixed
They shot me with the arrow of estrangement, so I yearned
رَمَوْني بِسَهْمِ الْهَجْرِ فَازْدَدْتُ رَغْبَةً
إلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَرْعَوا ذِمَاماً وَصُحْبَةً
More for them, yet they did not heed ties or company
O you who made me drink the draught of separation
أيَا مَنْ سَقَوْني بِالْقَطِيعَةِ شَرْبَةً
طَرِيقُ الْهَوى قَدْ مِلُتُ عَنْهَا مَحَبَّةً
I have wearied of the path of passion for you
With a single pearl necklace unparalleled in its perfection
بِدُرَّةِ عِقْدٍ مَا حَوَى مِثْلَهَا سُمْطُ
نَبيٌّ هَدَانَا للِصَّوَابِ وَسُبْلِهِ
A prophet guided us to what is right and its ways
A beloved of The Merciful, the last of His messengers
حَبِيبٌ إلَى الرَّحْمنِ خَاتَمُ رُسْلِهِ
وَمَا أَبْدَعَ الأَكْوَانَ إلاَّ لأَجْلِهِ
He created the universe for none but him
I trembled at what I was inspired of his virtue
طَرِبْتُ لِمَا أُلْهِمْتُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ فَضْلِهِ
وَقَدْ زَالَ عَنَّا الْبُؤْسُ وَارتَفَعَ السَّخْطُ
And misery departed us; wrath is relieved
Foremost though the prophets preceded him
سَبُوقٌ وَإنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّونَ قَبْلَهُ
تراهم غداً في الحشر يرجون فضله
You will see them tomorrow at the Gathering hoping for his grace
None like him was created
له خلق لم يخلق مثله
طَوَائِفُ أهْلِ الشِّرْكِ قَدْ أَذْعَنَتْ لَهْ
The idolaters' sects submitted to him
And their necks bowed, so he finished them off
وَأعْنَاقُهُمْ ذَلَّتْ فَأَنْجَزَهَا الْمَطُّ
عَطُوفٌ عَنِ الْجَاني يَجُودُ بِحِلْمِهِ
He pardons the sinner, bestowing kindness
His traits inform you of the superiority of his knowledge
وَأوْصَافُهُ تُنْبِيكَ عَنْ فَضْلِ عِلْمِهِ
قَدِيرٌ عَلىَ الأَعْدَاءِ يَبْطُو بِعَزْمِهِ
Able over enemies, resolute in his will
Their horoscopes are subjugated under his rule
طَوَالِعُهُمْ مَقْهُورَةٌ تَحْتَ حُكْمِهِ
وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَمْرٌ وَلاَ قَدَمٌ يَخْطُو
They have no power or step forward
The Master favored us with the noblest messenger
لَقَدْ خَصَّنَا الْمَوْلى بِأَكْرَمِ مُرْسَلِ
نَبيِّ أتَانَا بِالْكِتَابِ الْمُنَزَّلِ
A prophet who brought us the revelation sent down
I poured in praising him the sweetest spring
وَرَدْتُ بِمَدْحِي فِهِ أَعْذَبُ مَنْهَلِ
طَلِيقٌ لِسَاني بِالثَّنَاءِ وَكَيْفَ لي
My tongue is eloquent in praise - how can it not be
When no diction or prose can encompass him
بِهِ وَهْوَ لَمْ يَحْصُرْهُ لَفْظٌ وَلاَ خَطُّ
بِهِ أَمِنَتْ أَهْلُ الْمَدَائِنِ وَالْقُرى
Through him the residents of cities and villages were secured
The Criterion has narrated all that transpired
وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ الْفُرْقَانُ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا جَرى
حَدِيثٌ أتَى بِالصِّدْقِ مَا كَانُ يُفْتَرى
A true narrative of what was fabricated
Profound meanings, glorious lineage and wealth
طَوِيلُ الْمَعَاني شَامِخُ الْمَجْدِ وَالذُّرى
لَهُ رَاحَةٌ بِالْجُودِ عَادَاتُهَا الْبَسْطُ
With open-handedness his traits are generosity
Journeyers head to him from every destination
تَحُجُّ لَهُ الرُّكْبَانُ مِنْ كُلِّ وِجْهَةٍ
وَلَوْلاَهُ لَمْ نَعْْرِفْ سُجُوداً لِقِبْلَةٍ
Without him we would not know prostration to a direction
Through him we live in comfort and delight
بِهِ نَحْنُ فِي عَيْشٍ هَنِيءٍ وَنُزْهَةٍ
طَلُوعُ اللَّيَالي لَمْ يَدَعْ لَيْلَ شُبْهَةٍ
The rising of nights left no shred of doubt
His words are justice and his scale equity
فَأقْوَالُهُ عَدْلٌ وَمِيزَانُهُ قِسْطُ
بِهِ حَفَّتِ الأَمْلاَكُ جَمْعاً وَأَحْدَقَتْ
For him the angels gathered and stared
They stretched their visions to him then gazed
وًمَدَّتْ لَهُ لأبْصَارَهَا ثُمَّ أَشْخَصَتْ
وَقَدْ نَظَرَتْ إكْرَامَهُ فَتَحَدَّقَتْ
They saw his honor and so stared
The layers of the heavens - he climbed and shone
طِبَاقُ السَّمَوَاتِ ارْتَقَاهَا فَأَشْرَقَتْ
وَكُلُّ عُلاَءٍ عَنْ مَعَالِيهِ مُنْحَطُّ
Everymost is lowly compared to his sublimity
Through him we were led from misguidance to guidance
بِهِ قَدْ نُقِلْنَا مِنْ ضلاَلٍ إِلَى هُدى
وَفُزْنَا بِعِزِّ وَانْتَصَرْنَا عَلى الْعِدَا
We won honor and prevailed over enemies
Together we are safe from waywardness
وَإنَّا جَميعاً سَالِمُونَ مِنَ الرَّدى
طِرَازٌ عَلىَ كُمِّ الْوُجُودِ وَقَدْ غَدَا
An ornament over all existence, he became
Like a bride adorned with crown and earrings
بِهِ كَعَرُوسٍ زَانَهَا التَّاجُ وَالْقُرْطُ
دَعَانَا فَجِبْنَاهُ مُلَبَّينَ سُرْعَةً
He called us and we readily responded
We attained through him prominence, pride and impenetrability
وَنِلْنَا بِهِ جَاهاً وَفَخْراً وَمنْعَةً
وَفي دِينِنَا لَمْ تَخْشَ غَيَّا وَبِدْعَةً
In our religion we never feared deviance or heresy
We rose through him to honor, worth and esteem
طَلَعْنَا بِهِ عِزَّا وَقَدْراً وَرِفْعَةً
وَحُزْنَا بِهِ جَاهاً مَنيعاً بِهِ نَسْطُو
And gained through him strong, inaccessible glory
