مهفهف هيمني

والحب باعث العلل

My love troubles me,

Love is the cause of my ailments,

عادل خصر ظالم

يا ليت لو يوما عدل

My waist is oppressed by injustice,

If only one day it would be just,

قد صرت في غرامه

والهفي ضرب مثل

I have become infatuated with him,

And the passionate became an example,

ما لي وسحر عينه

بغيره قط امل

What is it to me, the magic of his eyes,

I have never hoped for another,

اعجب من دمعي متى

بدا لعينيّ همل

More wondrous are my tears when,

They began to flow from my eyes,

اقسم بالنار التي

لاحت لموسى في الجبل

I swear by the fire that,

Appeared to Moses on the mountain,

وبكتاب محكم

على نبينا نزل

And by the perfect scripture,

That descended upon our Prophet,

خيال من احبه

بلوح سري لم يزل

The image of the one I love,

On a hidden tablet that has not changed,

منطبع جماله

برسمه وبالطلل

His beauty imprinted,

In its design and ridges,

كم لائم قد لامني

فيه وعاذل عذل

How many blamers have blamed me,

For him and rebuked harshly,

فكلما ازدادوا نما

لحبه في جمل

But the more they grow,

My love for him grows,

ورب واش حاسد

بشأننا الزور نقل

By God, every envious talebearer,

Shall be rewarded tomorrow for what he did,

دعه اخيّ خائضا

يجزى غدا بما فعل

Leave him my brother, wading,

Tomorrow he will be rewarded for what he did,

ان الشخوص تنطوي

واي ظل ما انتقل

For beings will come to an end,

And what shadow has not changed?

دور الوجود زائل

والقبر صندوق العمل

The cycle of existence passes,

And the grave is the box of deeds.