جزالة شِعرِك في لفظه

وتأويلُه الواضح الرّائِقُ

The eloquence of your poetry in its wording

And its clear, elegant interpretation

ومُنطاعُه لك يحكي لنا

بأن هواك هوىً صادقُ

And its willingness to obey you tells us

That your passion is a sincere passion

كأنك من نَفْسِ كلِّ امرِئٍ

لألفاظِه قائدٌ سائقُ

It's as if you are, for every person's words,

A leader, guiding them along

فكلّ فؤادٍ به مغرمٌ

هَوىً وإليه جَوىً تائِقُ

So every heart is enamored with it

A passion, and to it inclined

يودّ إدامته السامِعونْ

ويعبده القارئ الناطق

The listeners all wish

To prolong it, and the eloquent reader worships it

كما يفتُق الريحُ نشرَ الرياضْ

ويشكو لمعشوقه العاشق

As the wind spreads the scent of meadows

And the lover complains to his beloved

وِدادك مِنّا وإن كان لا

يترجِم عن قدره الحاذق

Our love for you, though it cannot

Be fully conveyed by the most eloquent

مقيمٌ بحيث أقام الفؤا

دُ وَالقَلْبُ والكبِد الخافِق

Is firmly established where passion settled

In heart, liver and pounding pulse

وإِنك لَلْفاتحُ الْمُسْتَقِ

ل والقائِلُ اللَّسِنُ السابِق

You are indeed the opener of receptions

The first to speak, the early orator

وليس يَزيد هواك الثناءْ

لنّ هواك بِه فائق

And praise cannot increase your passion

For it, in itself, is supreme