الرَّوضُ أبْدَى ابْتِسامْ

عنْ يانعِ الزَّهرِ

The garden revealed a smile

At the bloom of the flowers

لَّما غَدَتْ في انْسِجامْ

مدامعُ القَطْرِ

When the tears of the rain

Became harmonious

وافْتَرَّ نَوْرُ الأقاحْ

عَنْ ثَغرهِ الشَّنِبِ

The light of the petals opened

From its lips

والقُضْبُ ذاتُ ارتياحْ

للرَّقْصِ من طَرَبِ

And the branches were at ease

Dancing in rapture

فهاتِها كالصَّباحْ

دُرِّيَّةَ الحبَبِ

Give them like the dawn

The precious pearls

إنْ فُضَّ عَنها الخِتامْ

وطارقٌ يَسري

If the seal was opened

And an awakened one walked by

رأى بَهْيمَ الظَّلامْ

كواضحِ الفَجْرِ

He would see the beauty of darkness

Like the clearness of dawn

بالنَّفْسِ ظَبْيٌ غَرِيرْ

تَعْنُو لهُ الأُسدُ

A gazelle with a growling soul

Lions pay attention to it

مرآهُ بدرٌ مُنيرْ

أطْلَعَهُ السَّعدُ

Its reflection a shining full moon

Brought out by good fortune

فِي أُفقِ غُصْنٍ نَضيرْ

يكادُ يَنْقَدُّ

On the horizon of a similar branch

That is about to bend

وأينَ بدرُ التَّمامْ

من وَجْنَتَيْ بَدري

And where is the full moon of perfection

Compared to my full moons

أمْ أيْنَ زهرُ الكِمامْ

مِن ثَغْرِه الدرّي

Or where is the bud of concealment

From his precious mouth

أفْدِيهِ مِنْ مُغْرِضِ

قَلْبي له مَثْوى

I sacrifice myself for the one

Whose heart I long for

وَجْدِي به يَقْتَضي

صَبْري لِمَا يَهْوى

My passion requires

My patience for what he desires

مِنِّي لَهُ ما رَضي

ومِنْهُ لي البَلْوى

I am pleased with him

And he tries me

أغرى بِجِسْمي السَّقامْ

لمَّا ارْتَضَى هَجْري

His separation made me sick

When he was content with leaving me

رِفقاً عَلَى المُسْتهامْ

وارحَمْ تَنَلْ أجْرِي

Be gentle with the desperate one

And have mercy, you will get my reward

يا خاذِلي في الهَوى

مَتى تُرى ناصِرْ

Oh you who disappointed me in love

When will you be seen as a supporter?

قد هَدَّ مني القُوى

صَدُّكَ يا هاجِرْ

Your coldness has toppled my strength

Oh you who moved away

أما لِهذا النَّوى

والهَجْرِ من آخِرْ

Is this intent and separation

Your last?

حَالَفْتُ فيكَ الغَرامْ

بِمَوْقِفِ الصَّبْرِ

I have sworn for this love

With the stand of patience

أنْ لسْتُ أنْسى ذِمامْ

هَواكَ لِلْحَشْرِ

That I will not forget the bridle

Of your love until the final gathering

جَفا جُفوني الرُّقادْ

وساوَرَ الفِكْرُ

My eyes denied sleep

And thoughts arose

كأن فَرْشِي قَتادْ

شُبَّ بها جَمْرُ

It's as if my bed

Was lit with embers

ما لِيْ عَلى ذا السُّهادْ

وعَيْشِكُمْ صَبْرُ

Why should I have patience

For your life?

أما ورَبِّ الأنامْ

والطُّورِ والحَشْرِ

By the Lord of mankind

And the Mount And the Gathering

لو كانَ في اللَّيْلِ عامْ

مانِمْتُ من فِكري

If the night were a year

I would not sleep from my thoughts of you