سَلَوْتُ محمَّداً لمَّا تَمادى

سَلَوْتُ محمَّداً لمَّا تَمادى

به الهِجرانُ وانقطَع العِتابُ

به الهِجرانُ وانقطَع العِتابُ

I ceased to pine for Muhammad when it dragged on—

I asked Muhammad when estrangement dragged on

the estrangement with him—and reproach ceased.

And reproach was cut off between us

وقد يُنسَى الربيعُ إذا تَولَّتْ

وقد يُنسَى الربيعُ إذا تَولَّتْ

لَيَاليَهُ وقد يُسْلى الشّبابُ

لَيَاليَهُ وقد يُسْلى الشّبابُ

And spring may be forgotten when they have passed—

Spring may be forgotten when its nights have gone

its nights—and youth, too, may cease to be missed.

And youth may be consoled of sorrow and loss