هاجَ لِلقَلبِ مِن هَواهُ اِدِّكارُ

وَلَيالٍ خِلالَهُنَّ نَهارُ

The recollection of his love stirred tumult in my heart,

And nights amid which was a day,

وَجِبالٌ شَوامِخٌ راسِياتٌ

وَبِحارٌ مِياهُهُنَّ غِزارُ

And lofty mountains firmly grounded,

And seas whose waters were copious,

وَنُجومٌ يَحُثُّها قَمَرُ اللَي

لِ وَشَمسٌ في كُلِّ يَومٍ تُدارُ

And stars hurried on by the moon of night,

And a sun that revolves each day,

وَضَوؤُها يِطمُسُ العُيون وَإِرعا

دٌ شَديدٌ في الخافِقينِ مُثارُ

Its brilliance dims the eyes and a violent,

Throbbing within the arteries is aroused,

وَغُلامٌ وَأَشمَطٌ وَرَضيعٌ

كُلُّهُم في التُرابِ يَوماً يُزارُ

And a boy and one grey-haired and an infant,

All of them in the dust one day to be visited,

وَقُصورٌ مَشيدَةٌ حَوَتِ ال

خَيرَ وَأُخرى خَوَت فَهُنَّ قِفارُ

And palaces erected that contained good,

And others that contained - so they are ruins,

وَكَثيرٌ مِمَّ تُقَصِّرُ عَنهُ

حَدسَةُ الناظِرِ الَّذي لا يَحارُ

And much that the insight of one who sees and is not,

Perplexed falls short of,

وَالَّذي قَد ذَكَرتُ دَلَّ عَلى اللَ

هِ نُفوساً لَها هُدىً وَاِعتِبارُ

And that which I have mentioned is evidence of God,

Souls that have guidance and consideration.