صاحِ ها شملُ السرورِ اِنتَظما

وَاِغتَنَمنا فرصةَ المختلسِ

O companion, serenity has gathered

And we seized the chance of seclusion

وَتَناوَلنا مَصابيحَ السّما

فَأَدرناها مكانَ الأكؤسِ

We took the lamps of the sky

And turned them into cups

وَتَلاقَتنا تَباشير الرّبيع

بِهداياها عَلى هامِ الرُّبى

We were met by the tidings of spring

With its gifts upon the cheeks of the meadows

وَأَتانا الدهرُ مِنها بشفيع

فَغَفَرنا له ما قَد أَذنبا

And time brought us an intercessor

So we forgave it for what it had sinned

وَحَلَلنا في حِمى حصنٍ منيع

وَأمانٍ مِن عيونِ الرُّقَبا

And we dwelled in the sanctuary of an impenetrable fortress

And safety from the eyes of monitors

يَنظرُ البحرُ لَنا مُحتَشِما

فَيرى بحرَ الندى في المجلسِ

The sea looks at us modestly

Seeing the sea of dew in the gathering

ثمّ يَهمي دمعُه من بعدما

صَعّدته زَفراتُ الأنفسِ

Then after our sighs had lifted it up

Its tears flow down

وَكأنّ الزهرَ مشمولٌ صَحا

وَبفيهِ ريحُ راحٍ ريّقِ

As if the flowers are smiling

With the breeze of gentle wind in their mouths

رامَ كِتماناً فلمّا اِفتضحا

نَدِيَت وَجنتهُ بالعرقِ

It tried to hide but when exposed

Its cheeks shone with sweat

فَإِذا ما طَلَعت شمسُ الضحى

رَشفَت مِن ثَغره ما قَد بَقي

So when the sun of morning rises

It sips what was left from its mouth

وَكأنّ النهرَ أَبدى مِعصما

في حليٍّ نُسِجَت مِن سندسِ

As if the river displayed a bracelet

Woven of silk

حاوَلتهُ القضبُ تَقبيلاً فما

راعهُ إلّا عيونُ النرجسِ

The rushes tried to kiss it but

It was not disturbed except by the eyes of the narcissi

وَكأنّ البدرَ طفلٌ مستهام

رامَ أَن يطرقَ بِالشوقِ الحبيب

As if the moon is a fascinated child

Who wanted to knock on the door of the beloved

فَتَوارى في جلابيبِ الظّلام

مِثلَما يفعلُ مَن يَخشى الرّقيب

So it hid in the robes of darkness

Like one who fears the watcher

فَإِذا ما حسرَ الصبحُ اللّثام

نَبّهتهُ ساجعاتُ العَندليب

So when dawn uncovered the wrappings

The chirping of the swallows woke it

هل دَرى صوبُ الرّبيعِ إِذ هَمى

أَنّه أَحيا جميعَ الأنفسِ

Does the direction of spring know, when it intended

That it revived all souls?

وَهوَ في بردٍ وخفقٍٍ لا كما

لَعِبت ريحُ الصّبا بالقبسِ

While it is in the cold and flutter, not as

The breeze of morning played with ember

سَيّدي شَأوُكَ أَعيا المُحتذي

وَلكلِّ المَكرُماتِ أنتَ أهل

My master, your standing has wearied the aspiring

And for all virtues, you are most deserving

ذا ربيعٌ فاحَ ريّاه الشّذي

فَاِغتَنِم لذّاتهِ مِن غيرِ مَهل

So enjoy its pleasures without delay

And take the easy, smooth enjoyment

وَخُذِ الممتعَ السهلَ الّذي

عزّ أَن يدركهُ فكرُ اِبن سَهل

That the mind of an easy child can hardly attain

Does the gazelle of sanctuary know that it has protected

هَل دَرى ظبيُ الحِمى أَن قَد حَمى

قَلبَ صبٍّ حلّهُ عن مكنسِ

The heart of one in love taken from snares?

While it is in heat and flutter like

وَهوَ في حرٍّ وخفقٍّ مِثلما

لَعِبَت ريحُ الصبا بالقبسِ

The morning breeze played with ember