أتى بالصّبح ريّانَ الصباحِ

وأهداني البنفسجَ والأقاحي

He came at dawn, refreshing the morning,

And gifted me violets and peach blossoms,

وعطّر من نديّ الحرف روحي

وأثملني .. بمعسولٍ مبــاحِ

And scented my soul with the perfume of eloquence,

And weighed me down with lawful sweetness,

وضمّ القلبَ بالأشواق ضمًّا

فكاد الشوقُ يكسرُ لي جناحي

And clasped my heart with longing and yearning,

Nearly breaking my wings with desire,

ليَ الرحمن .. إمّا زار ليلًا

سيفضحُ نورُه .. سرّ الصباح

For the Merciful - if He were to visit my night,

His light would expose the secret of dawn.