مَتّى أُبلَّغُ مِن إِقبالِكَ الأَملا
يا مَن وَهَبتُ لَهُ نَفسِي فَما قَبِلا
When will I be informed of your affection, O you
To whom I gave my soul, but you did not accept
يَكفِيكَ مِنّيَ أَن حَمَّلتَ قَلبِيَ ما
لَم تَستَطِع قُلوبُ الناسِ فَاحتمَلا
It should suffice you that you burdened my heart with
What other people's hearts could not endure
هَجَرتَ بَعدَ وِصالٍ كُنتَ تَبذُلُه
يا وَيحَ مَن ذاقَ هَجراً بَعدَما وُصِلا
You abandoned me after intimacy you used to give
Oh my, who has tasted abandonment after being brought together
يا أَهلَ نَجدٍ وَمِن وَجدٍ دَعَوتُكُمُ
وَالبَينُ قَد سَدَّ فِيما بَينَنا السُبُلا
O people of Najd, I called upon you
While the separation has blocked the ways between us
هَبُوا رِضاكُم لِمَشغُوفٍ بِحُبّكُمُ
راضٍ بِحُكمِ هَواكُم جارَ أَو عَدَلا
Grant me your pleasure, o lover of your love
Content with your passion whether you are kind or harsh
صِلُوا غَرِيباً عَنِ الأَوطانِ مُنقَطِعاً
يُهدِي حَنيناً إِلى الأَحباب مُتَصِلا
Greet an outlander, estranged, disconnected
Yearning guides towards the loved ones, connected
يا مَن تَبَدَّلَتِ الأَحوالُ بَعدَهُمُ
بِنا وَلَم نَتّخِذ مِن حُبّهم بَدَلا
O you who changed after them
While we did not take anyone in replacement of their love
تَنقّلَت في الفَلا عِيسي وَحُبّكُمُ
بَينَ الجَوانِحِ لَم يَبرَح وَلا اِنتَقلا
Jesus wandered the horizons, while your love
Did not budge between my inner feelings, nor moved
رَحَلتُ عَنكُم وَقَلبي في مَنازِلِكُم
يا لَيتَ شِعري وَطالَ العَهدُ ما فَعَلا
I went away from you while my heart is in your dwellings
I wonder, as the estrangement grew long, what did it do
حَسبي عَلى البُعدِ أَنّي ما سَلَوتُكُم
لا كانَ مَن بانَ عَن أَحبابِهِ فَسَلا
It suffices me in this estrangement that I did not wrong you
It would not have been who is far from his loved ones erred
لَم أذكُرِ الصَبرَ وَالسُلوانَ بَعدَكُمُ
وَلا تَناسيتُمُ الإِعراضَ وَالمَلَلا
I did not mention patience and solace after you
Nor did you forget indifference and boredom
حَتّى النَواسِمُ مِن أَكنافِ رَبعِكُمُ
تاهَت عَلَينا وَحَتّى طَيفُكُم بِخِلا
Even the birds of your dwellings' vicinity
Got lost to us, and even your specter was scarce
تَدارَكُوا مُهجَةً في حُبّكُم فَنِيَت
وَعَلِّلُوا جَسَداً مِن شَوقِكُم نَحَلا
Revive a soul that perished in your love
And heal a body that your longing emaciated
أَهدُوا التَحِيَّةَ تُحَيُوا مَيتَ هجرِكُمُ
أَو النَسيمَ عَلِيلاً يُبرِئُ العِلَلا
Send regards to revive the dead of your estrangement
Or a light breeze that heals ailments
لَيتَ الصَبا حَدّثَت عَن لَوعَتي فَعَسى
يَدرِي المُقيمُ بِما يَلقاهُ مِن رَحَلا
I wish the morning breeze told of my agony so that
The resident may know what the roamer faces of woes
