لكل مقام في مقال الهوى سر

يلذ به للعاشق الطي والنشر

Every situation of love has a secret

That brings joy to the lover, settlement and publication

احبتنا لا تجعلوا الهجر طبعكم

فاصعب شيء عند اهل الهوى الهجر

Our loved ones, do not make estrangement your nature

For estrangement is the most difficult thing for the people of passion

صبرنا على حلو الزمان ومره

ولكن عليكم قط لم يمكن الصبر

We have been patient with the sweetness and bitterness of time

But with you, patience has never been possible

هواكم هو المطلوب ان مر او حلا

وفيه سواء عندنا الحلو والمر

Your love is what is sought, whether it passes or settles

And in it is the same for us, the sweetness and the bitterness

ايجمل نقض العهد والود حفظه

من الدين اذ في حفظه جاءنا الامر

How beautiful is the breaking of the covenant and preserving affection

From religion, as in preserving it we have been commanded

ظلام طريق الناكثين وان بدا

على زعمهم يجلا لسار بهم الفجر

The path of the betrayers is dark even if

In their claim, dawn seems to shine upon it

ومهما علوا لا بد يسقط نجمهم

ويطمس باديهم وينضح السر

And no matter how high they rise, their star must fall

Their beginning must be erased and the secret laid bare

ودين الهوى يا من ولهنا بحبهم

وشب بنا من اجل هجرانهم جمر

And the religion of passion, O you who have enchanted us with their love

And the embers of their estrangement have ignited our youth

اذا ما ذكرنا كم تحن قلوبنا

غراما بأنات يحن لها الصخر

When we mention how much our hearts yearn

With passion for the sighs that soften even rock

ومن عجب ما فاه حاد بذكركم

ولم تجر دمعا دون فائضه الفطر

And from wonder, none have erred in mentioning you

Without shedding a tear beyond what nature affords

فلا سحت الانواء ان غاب نوركم

ولا اعشوشبت ارض ولا لمع البدر

The stars did not shine if your light was absent

Nor did the earth become lush, or the full moon gleam

اخذتم بساحات القلوب مواطنا

فلم يدر ما تخفيه زيد ولا عمرو

You have taken residence in the plains of hearts

So neither Zayd nor Amr know what you conceal

لا فاعذرونا ان مكرنا بعشقكم

على ان معنى عشقكم نوعه سكر

Do not blame us if we are infatuated with your love

For the essence of your love is a kind of inebriation