تَجَلّى فَألهى القَلْبَ عَنْ كُلِّ مقصَدِ

وَلاحَ فَألوى الطّرفَ عَنْ كُلِّ مَشْهَدِ

He appeared, so my heart was diverted from every goal

And he shone, so my gaze turned from all sights

خَفِيٌّ لأفِراطِ الظُّهورِ وَكَم نَبَتْ

عَنِ الشَمْسِ للاشراقِ مُقلَةُ أرْمَدِ

Hidden to the excess of manifestation, and how much hatred

Stems from the sun for the dawning of blear-eyed jealousy

أَرَاني بهِ في وَصْفِ مَعناهُ حائراً

على أنّني في حَيْرةِ الْقَصْدِ مُهْتَدي

He showed me in describing his essence perplexed

Though in the perplexity of purpose I am guided

وَمَن كانَ ذا حُسْنٍ بغيْرِ نهايةٍ

فَكلُّ هَوَىً في حُبِّهِ لَمْ يُجَدَّدِ

And whoever has beauty without end

Every passion for his love is made new

بَدَا بِيَ إحساناً لأَكرَمِ غايةٍ

وَغايَتُها أَنّي أُشاهِدُ مُوجدي

He favored me with kindness to the noblest purpose

And its purpose is that I witness my Creator

وَلاحَظَني مِنّي بِعَينِ مُخَيِّرٍ

إلى أَمرِهِ أَمرُ الهُدى والتّهوُّدِ

And he regarded me with a choosing eye

To His command, the command of guidance and devoutness

فإنَ لَمْ أشاهدْهُ بِكُلِّ مُشاهدٍ

لآياتهِ أَنكَرْتُ مَعْنى التّشَهُّدِ

So if I do not witness Him in every witnessing

I reject the meaning of professing God's unity

أَهيمُ بهِ في كُل وادٍ وإنّني

لآنَسُ مِنْهُ بابتهاجِ التَوَدُّدِ

I rave about Him in every valley, and yet

I feel intimacy with Him in growing affection

وَلولا عَلاقاتُ الصّبابةِ والهَوَى

لما طالَ في تلك الرُّسومِ تَرَدُّدي

And if not for the bonds of youth and passion

My wandering in those tracers would not have prolonged

وَمَا عاقَني في الْبُعْدِ والْقُربِ عائقٌ

سِوَى طَمَعي في بُلْغَةِ الْمُتَزَوِّدِ

And nothing held me back in distance and nearness

Save my greed for attaining the supplies