ألْقَى المُعَنَّى إلى الهَوَانِ سِنَهْ
إذْ حَرَّكَ الوجدُ للحِمَى سُكَنَهْ
Passion lowered its spear,
When ardor stirred restlessness into movement.
يَا برق بلّغْ حديثَ ذِي شَجَنٍ
مَا كل من هام يشتكِي شَجَنَهْ
O lightning, convey the words of one in anguish -
Not all who pine, pine for the same passion.
يَا برق لوْ مت بِالهَوَى اسفاً
لم أقضِ فرضَ الهَوَى ولا سُنَنَهْ
O lightning, had I died of love,
I'd not have fulfilled passion’s duties, or its rituals.
يَا برق إن السهَادَ غَادرنِي
إذْ غادَر الطرفُ بعده وَسَنَهْ
O lightning, sleeplessness has deserted me,
When my eyes deserted it, after befriending it.
يَا برق كم لَيْلَةٍ نعمتُ بِهَا
وَالطَّيْرُ للغصن يَشْتكي حَزَنَهْ
O lightning, how many nights I enjoyed,
While birds in branches complained of sorrow.
يَا برق سلّمْ على الحبيب وَقُل
جَهِّزْ لِمَنْ فيكَ قد قَضَى كفَنَهْ
O lightning, greet the beloved and say -
Prepare the shroud, for one in whom you dwell has met his end.
يَا برق رُوحِي إلَيْهِ قد تَلِفَتْ
وَمُهْجَتِي في يَدَيْه مُرْتَهِنَهْ
O lightning, my soul turned to him,
And my passions in his hands held captive.
يَا برق أن جُزْتَ نحو كَاظِمَةٍ
سلّمْ عَلَى المصطفى وَزُرْ وَطَنَهْ
O lightning, if you pass by Kathemah,
Greet Al-Mustafa, and visit his homeland.
يَا برق إقْرَ السَّلاَمَ تُرْبَتَهُ
من مُدْنَفٍ أنْحَلَ الضَنَى بَدَنَهْ
O lightning, convey greetings to his tomb,
From one whose sorrows wasted his body.
يَا برق طهَ الَّذِي بِبِعثته
بشَّرَ عيسَى لِقَوْمِه الكَهَنَهْ
O lightning, greet the one whose mission
Brought Jesus glad tidings to his priests.
يَا برق وهو الذي برَاحَتِه
حماسةٌ بالسماح مُقْتَرِنَهْ
O lightning, he whose comfort
Joined fervor with tolerance.
يَا برق وهو الَّذِي بهِ اتَّضَحَتْ
سبِلُ الهدَى للحجيج كلَّ سَنَهْ
O lightning, he through whom
The paths of guidance for pilgrims each year are illuminated.
يَا برق أن الذُّنوبَ قدْ قَطَعَتْ
ظَهْرِي المُعَنَّى وليس لي حَسَنَهْ
O lightning, sins have severed
My back, and I have no grace remaining.
يَا برق صلى عليه خالِقُنَا
مَا غرَّدَ الطيْرُ أوْ شَكَا شَجَنَهْ
O lightning, bless our Creator’s Chosen One,
As long as birds sing or pine in anguish.
