يا جائزين فؤادي عندهم وجبا

قتلي بريئاً سلمتم كيف قد وجبا

O you who have my heart with them as a prize

You killed an innocent one, how could that be justified?

وإن تروا تلفي حتماً فدونكم

وحبّذا تلفي إذ كنتم السببا

And if you see me perished, it is by your own doing

And I wish I perish since you were the cause

من صبوة وصبا قلبي غدا وصبا

ومُذ صبا لوفاكم ما اشتكى وَصَبا

From passion and yearning, my heart has become full of yearning

And since I yearned for your loyalty, it has not complained of agony

لا فضة بدلاً أرضى ولا ذهبا

عن وصلكم وبكم قلبي لكم ذهبا

Neither silver in exchange would please me, nor gold

For your company and for you, my heart is as gold to you

عم التكاسل عمّن عمّ بشرّهم

وفضلهم كل معروف له نُسبا

Laziness has gripped those whom grace has gripped

And their excellence - every good is attributed to them

يا طالب الفتح إن أردى المُنى وكبا

فاستفتحن بجيش منهم وَكَبا

O seeker of conquest, if misfortunes have afflicted and overcome me

Then seek to open [the gates] with an army of them and overcome

واركب سفينتهم بالصدق مُعتمداً

تجد سبيلك في بحر الهوى عجبا

And embark upon their ship with truth as your provision

You will find your way in the sea of love to be wondrous

فكم لهم منَنٌ بالفتح وافية

هم الأماجد والأقطاب والنُّجبا

For they have many complete favors in conquest

They are the glories, the poles, and the utmost nobility

أهدت لهم نفحات الأنس عَرفَ رضى

وانساب غيثهم بالغوث وانسكبا

The breezes of intimacy brought to them the scent of acceptance

And their rain poured with beneficence and overflowed

ما غرّدت سحراً في الدوح ساجعة

تهزّ ذا شَجَن ترجيعها طربا

The wild doves did not coo at dawn in the valleys yearning

Shaking with agony, hoping for their melody to bring joy