يا مَعشَرَ العُشّاقِ ما البُشرى

قَد ظَفِرَت كَفّي بِمَن أَهوى

O company of lovers, what good news!

O assembly of lovers, what joyous tidings!

My hands have grasped whom I desire.

My hand has won the one I desire.

واصَلَني مِن بَعدِكُم سَيِّدي

كَذاكَ أَيضاً لَكُمُ العُقبى

After being parted from you, my master

My master has granted me union after you,

Has come back to me; your turn will also come.

And likewise, may the outcome be yours.

ضَمَمتُ كَفَّيَّ عَلى دُرَّةٍ

لا شِركَةٌ فيها وَلا دَعوى

I clasped in my hands a precious pearl

I have clasped my palms upon a pearl,

In which none have a share or any claim.

In which there is no partnership nor claim.

لَمّا تَمَلَأتُ سُروراً بِها

أَغرَبتُ عَنّي سائِرَ الدُنيا

When I became filled with joy through it,

When I became wholly filled with joy in her,

I became estranged from all else in the world.

I banished from myself the rest of the world.