ما أَستزيد لقاسمٍ

من رَبِّهِ غيرَ البقاءِ

I ask of my Lord for Qasim naught

But an abiding permanence

وكذاك لستُ أُريد منـ

ـه سوى البقاء مع اللقاءِ

And so too, I desire of him

Only permanence with his presence

حَسْبي بذاك سعادةً

فيها الأمانُ من الشقاءِ

That suffices me as happiness,

Wherein lies safety from misery

كفِلتْ بكبتٍ للعِدا

ومسرةٍ للأصدقاءِ

It protects from animosity

And delights companions amicably

واللَّهُ بعدُ يزيده

أعلى مَنالةِ ذي ارتقاءِ

Then God will grant him even more

Of the highest level of ascent

ويزيدني من غيثِه

وغياثِه الهَزِم السِّقاءِ

And grant me from His rainclouds

His relief that defeats thirst

ملك كأن خِلاله

خُلقتْ له بعد انتقاءِ

A king, as if created for him

After much searching and selection

عافيهِ عِلْقُ صيانةٍ

وثَراؤُه تُرْس اتِّقاءِ

His health is a veil of protection

His wealth, a shield against transgression

يَلقاك نَشْرُ ثنائِه

ونسيمُه قبلَ اللقاءِ

The fragrance of his praise precedes him

And its breeze comes before meeting him

كم قد وردتُ سَماحَه

فسُقيتُ منه بلا استقاءِ

How often have I found his kindness

And from it drank without drawing it

كم زارني معروفُه

من قبلِ وعدٍ بالْتِقاءِ

How often has his benevolence visited me

Even before a promise to meet

هل من وفاءٍ كُفؤُهُ

فَيَفِي حَقيقاً بالوفاءِ

Is there any loyalty equal to his

That truly fulfills loyalty?