بما أُثْني على تلكَ المَثابَهْ

فأرْضَى بالإنالةِ والإنابَهْ

With what praise I extol that sublime one

I am pleased with attaining and turning to Him

ونظْمُكَ ما وَفَيْتُ لهُ بحَقٍّ

سوَى روحي مُقابِلةً ثَوابَهْ

And your composition I did not do justice

Except my soul facing its reward

أتى بعَقيلةٍ راقَتْ جَمالاً

فقدْ هامَ الفُؤادُ بها صَبابَهْ

There came Aqila of beautiful perfection

So my heart became enamored with her charm

كلِفْتُ بها فرَكْبُ الوجْدِ لمّا

رأى كلَفي أناخَ به رِكابَهْ

I was commissioned with her so the intensity of passion

When it saw my commission, it mounted its steed

فَها حُبّي وهذا فَرْطُ شوْقي

ولا شوْقَ اليَزيدِ إلى حَبابَهْ

So this is my love and that is my overflowing ardor

And no ardor exceeds that of one to his beloved

فيا للهِ منْها بنتُ فِكْرٍ

تُبلّغُ كُلّ ذي أمَلٍ طِلابَهْ

So by God what a daughter of reflection is she

Conveying to each hopeful his pursuit

ويا للهِ منْ أبْدَى حُلاها

تُشيرُ إلى هَنائيَ بالكتابَهْ

And by God who manifested her beauty

Hinting to my bliss in writing