فواد صَبا لَم يَرجعنَهُ حذارُ

وَوَجد لَهُ بَينَ الضُلوع قَرارُ

Fawad's youth did not return to him out of caution

And he found peace amongst his ribs

وَشَوق كَمين في الجَوانح هاجهُ

بَعيدَ التَنائي الظاعِنون وَساروا

And yearning lay in ambush in his soul

Those who went far cried in the pain of separation

تَناءوا وَجِسمي في المَعاهد قاطِنٌ

وَصَبريَ يَحدوهُم وَقَلبِيَ جار

Our bodies are separated in the pacts

And my patience races them while my heart burns

وَلَيلٌ سَرَينا فيهِ وَالقَلب ذاكِرٌ

زَمان التَداني وَالدُموع غزار

And a night we walked in, while the heart remembers

The days of intimacy and abundant tears

بَكَينا فَأَدمَينا المَحاجر حُرقَةً

وَفاضَت عُيون دونَهنّ بِحار

We cried until we bloodied our cheeks from ardour

And their springs surpassed them into seas

وَكِدنا مِن الأَشواق نَقضي وَفي الحَشا

جِراح تَحامتها الأَساة وَنار

And we almost perished from longing in desolation

As sorrows and fire tended its wounds

وَلَكن تَعللنا بِمَوعد مَن بَدا

وَدون مَحياهُ المُنير نَهار

But we pretended for the sake of one whose presence

Radiated, without his bright face, no light shines

سَرَينا وُفود اللَيل بِالشُهب شائب

وَقَد حانَ وَصل بَينَنا وَمَزار

We walked the delegations of night graying

And the time of our union and tomb came

وَلَما وَصَلنا لِلدِيار عَشيَةً

وَطابَ لَنا بَعد البعاد جِوار

And when we reached the homes in the evening

And dwelling grew beautiful after estrangement

لَثمنا بِها الأَعتاب نُبدي تَحيةً

وَقَد زادَ مِنا عِندَ ذاكَ وَقار

We kissed the threshold in greeting

And our dignity thereat did advance

وَكَحلت أَجفاني بِأَثمَد تَربها

فَصحت وَهَل يَشفي العُيون غُبار

And I lined my eyelids with the dust of its soil

And so I was cured - Does dust heal the eyes?

لِبُشراك يا قَلبي لَقَد جادَ مَنيَتي

بِوَصل وَأَقداح العِتاب تُدار

Good tidings my heart! My wishes flowed

With union, and cups of blame passed

وَعَمَن سِواه صَمت نذراً لِقُربِهِ

فَفَطَرني مِن مُقلَتيهِ عذار

And I fell silent with a vow for his nearness

So he captivated me with his glances of pleasure

فَنعم ظَلام لَم يَكُن فيهِ ثالث

وَيا حَبَذا بَدرٌ أَضاءَ وَدار

So excellent is the darkness without a third party!

And oh would that a full moon rises and a house shelters!

نَعمنا بِها وَالحُب دان وَدَهرُنا

عَراهُ مِن الغَيظ الشَديد خمار

We delighted therein and love subdued while our days

Stripped it of intense rage and wine

قَهَرناهُ دَهراً وَاِنتَضَينا صَفائِحاً

عَلَيهِ وَأَنصار الزَمان كِثار

We overpowered it and stabbed fate

And its supporters across time scattered

فَدانَ لَنا طَوعاً وَأَلقى سِلاحَهُ

إِلَينا اِختِياراً وَالشُجاع يُجار

So it surrendered willingly and dropped its weapon

To us voluntarily while the valiant are assisted

وَلَولا ظِباء مِن أَغر ممجد

لَما لاحَ في قَطر السَماءِ منار

And were it not for the youth from an intense glorious line

No star would have glittered in a corner of the sky

وَلَولا سَطاهُ في الأَعادي وَبأسَهُ

لَما سارَ في جَوّ الحُروب غُبار

And were it not for his capacity against enemies and his might

No dust would have sailed in the air of wars

وَلَولا نَداهُ إِذ يُؤَمل آملٌ

لَما عَمَّ كُل العالَمينَ يسار

And were it not for his help when a hopeful despairs

No prosperity would have spread across all worlds

جَواد لَهُ في كُل يَوم مَواهِبٌ

فَلَيسَ لراجٍ عَن حِماهُ فَرار

A generous one who has gifts every day

So there is no escape for one seeking his protection

فَناديهِ مَأوى كُل مَجد وَسُؤدُدٍ

فَما بَعدَهُ بَيتٌ يَرى وَدِيار

Call his dwelling the abode of all glory and good fortune

For beyond him no house looks nor dwellings

هُوَ القاسم الأَعمار إِن جَلَّ فاذح

لَدَيهِ فَأَعمار الخُطوب قِصار

He is Al-Qasim who makes ages seem short if he appears

For beside him the ages of calamities seem fleeting

يَصول وَفي أَيديهِ سُمرٌ كَأَنَّها

لَظى طارَ مِنها المَنون شَرار

He rages with brown swords that seem

As if sparks flew from them and death took off

إِذا جالَ في المَيدان خلت غَضَنفَراً

عَلى أَجدل فيهِ العُقول تحار

When he surged into the battle plain empty of men

Minds there bewildered as he glittered

لَهُ إِذناً سَمع إِذا صاحَ صائِحٌ

تَشوق لِأَوانٍ عَراهُ نَفارُ

He has ears that when a shouter cries

Yearn for a moment stripped of shame

تُسابقهُ ريح الصِبا فَيَفوتها

فَيلحقها غَيظ لِذاكَ وَعارُ

The wind races him so he surpasses it

And rage overtakes it for that humiliation

أَبيٌّ فَلا يَرضى فعالاً يَصوغَها

لِأَطرافِهِ إِلّا وَهنَّ نضارُ

Disdainful, he accepts no deeds that shape

His extremities unless vigour refines them

تَبَدَت كَأَشباهُ الأَهلة إِذ غَدَت

وَلاحَت وَمِن حُلي الجِياد سِوارُ

They appeared like new moons when the crescents rose

Glittering, and the steeds' jewelry seemed bracelets

طَليق المَحيا مُستَهلٌّ حَياؤُهُ

بِبَشر عَلى حَرّ الجَبين يُمارُ

Bright of face, his shyness sets out, modesty

Stamped on his heated brow glistening

وَلَو كانَ لِلبَحر الخِضَمّ نَوالَهُ

لَما كانَ في الدُنيا فَلاً وَقَفار

And if the sea were given his attainment

There would be no beaches and deserts in the world

فَيا فارس الهَيجاءِ دُمتَ مُكرَماً

تقاد لَهُ طول الزَمان مهارُ

So O knight of passions! May you forever be honoured

As skill leads you the ages long

وَعِشتَ قَرير العَين ماذر شارق

وَما لاحَ بَدرٌ أَو عَلاهُ سرارُ

And may you live delighted while your shining sight remains

Whether a full moon rose or Sirius glittered