يا طَيفُ مَن أَنا عَبدهُ مِن أَينَ لي

يا طَيفُ مَن أَنا عَبدهُ مِن أَينَ لي

شُكرٌ يَقومُ بِبَعضِ ما توليهِ

شُكرٌ يَقومُ بِبَعضِ ما توليهِ

O phantom of him whose slave I am, where can I find

O phantom of whom I am a slave from where

gratitude sufficient for some of what you bestow?

Do I have gratitude that can fulfill some of what you bestow?

يَنأى فَتُدنيهِ عَلى النَوى

يَنأى فَتُدنيهِ عَلى النَوى

فَأَراهُ كَالتَحقيقِ في التَشبيهِ

فَأَراهُ كَالتَحقيقِ في التَشبيهِ

He grows distant, yet you bring him near despite the separation,

You distance yourself then draw near according to intention

so I see him as reality within a likeness.

So I see you like reality in a simile

ما كانَ أَحسَنَ حالَتي لَو أَن ما

ما كانَ أَحسَنَ حالَتي لَو أَن ما

أوتيتَ مِن كَرَمٍ وَعَطفٍ فيهِ

أوتيتَ مِن كَرَمٍ وَعَطفٍ فيهِ

How much better my lot would be if what

My state would not have been better if what

you were granted of generosity and tenderness were in him!

I was given of generosity and kindness in it