يا حَبَّذا طَيْفُكَ مِنْ قَادمِ

يا أَحْسَنَ العَالم في العَالمِ

O how I wish for your image drawing near

O most beautiful in the world entire

طَيْفٌ تَجلَّى نُورهُ سَاطِعاً

حَتَّى رَأَتْهُ مُقْلةُ النَّائمِ

An image revealed, its light shining bright

To the point even a sleeper's eyes caught sight

يا غَائِباً يَحكمُ في مُهْجَتي

عَليَّ طالتْ غَيْبَةُ الحَاكمِ

O absent one who rules my innermost heart

Prolonged has been your absence, harsh ruler thou art

عارٌ على حُسْنِكَ أنْ أشْتَكي

حَظِّيَ مِنْهُ أنَّهُ ظَالمِي

‘Tis shameful that your beauty I bemoan

My fate with you has left me so alone