زينة الله منه حرزٌ حريزُ

للبرايا وهي الكتاب العزيز

God has made it a protected fortress,

It is the glorious Quran.

زبرتها لهم صفات التجلي

وبها الكل ظاهر معزوز

Its lines have revealed His attributes,

Through it everything is evident and honored.

زهد القوم في هواها ومالوا

للذي خلفها بها محروز

The people have renounced their passions for it,

And turned to that which lies beyond it.

زاد منهم إليه فرط اشتياق

وبه كل ذي اشتياق يفوز

Their longing for it has increased,

Through it every longing one succeeds.

زجروا العيس نحوه وأناس

قد نسوا الله مالهم تمييز

They have admonished Jesus' people towards it,

Yet some have forgotten God, lacking discernment.

زهرة العاجل التي فتنتهم

حبها في نفوسهم مركوز

The flower of the fleeting world has seduced them,

Their love for it settled in their souls.

زارني من أحب والكون ليل

فاستبان الضيا وفكت رموز

The one I love has visited me in the dark of night,

Clarifying the hazy and unlocking symbols.

زينب المقتضى فنائي بقاها

كل شيء لديه منها كنوز

Zainab's essence has made my annihilation endure,

All treasures for me lie in her.

زمزم القرب قد رميت بدلوي

فيه حتى امتلا الإنا والكوز

I have cast my bucket into the well of intimacy,

Filling both cups and pitcher.

زفرة بعد زفرة لفؤادي

كل حين ولاصطباري نشوز

Sigh after sigh escapes my heart,

My patience ever defiant.