هوى النجم من أوجه محرقاً

لمن جاء يسترقُ المنطقا

The star fell blazing from its zenith

For one who came to steal eloquence

وأظهر في الغرب أنواره

فصيّر مغربه مشرقا

And showed his lights in the West

And made his sunset a sunrise

وكلُّ وجودٍ له باطنٌ

إذا ما دجا ليله أشرقا

And all existence has an inner aspect

When its night grows dark, it lights up

وكلُّ رياضٍ له ذابلٌ

إذا ما ذوى غصنه أورقا

And every garden has some faded blooms

When its branch withers, it leafs anew

وإن الفؤادَ إذا ما اهتدى

بأنوارِه وحيه صَدَقا

And when the heart is rightly guided

By his lights and his true inspiration

وقى الله حسادَه شرَّه

بما الله أمثاله قد وقى

May God protect him from the harm

Of his enviers, as He protected the likes of him

إذا وجد البابَ قصادُه

لجهلهمُ دونهمُ مُغلقا

If his close ones found the door barred

Through their ignorance, not his exclusion

أقاموا حيارى على بابه

وما أحدٌ منهمُ حققا

They would stand confused by his door

Not one of them truly realizing

وهل زي بابٍ كريم دعا

إلى بابه أحداً أطبقا

Would the door of a generous host

Ever shut anyone out?

فكيف بباب الذي لم يزل

رفيقاً بنا راحماً مشفقا

How much less the door of Him

Who has always been a caring, pitying friend?