يا دَهْرُ قَدْ سَمَحَ الحَبِيبُ بِقُرْبِهِ

بَعْدَ النَّوَى وأَمِنْتُ عَتْبَ مُحبِّهِ

O Time, the beloved has allowed closeness

After estrangement, and I feel safe from the reproach of the lover

تاللَّه لا آخَذْتُ صَرْفَكَ بَعْدَمَا

صُرِفَ البُعَادُ وَلا جَنحْتُ لِعَتبِهِ

By God, I will not take your turning aside after

Distance has been turned aside, nor will I incline toward his reproach

أَبْدَى النَّوَى غَدْراً فأَبْدَى المُلْتَقَى

إِحْسانَ صَفْحِي عَنْ إِسَاءَةِ ذَنْبِهِ

Estrangement showed betrayal, so the meeting

Showed the kindness of my pardoning his sin

بِتْنَا وَكُلٌّ يَشْتَكي لِرَفيقِهِ

بَعْضَ الَّذِي فَعلَ الهَوى في قَلْبِهِ

We complained together, each to his companion,

About some of what passion did in his heart

لَفْظٌ يَرِقُّ كما تَرِقُّ مُدامَةٌ

أَمْ خلْقُ زَيْنِ الدينِ رَقَّ لِصَحْبِهِ

A utterance as gentle as the softness of wine,

Or is it the nature of the grace of Zayn al-Din's company?

ذُو غُرَّةٍ وَدَّ الزَّمانُ لَو أَنَّهُ

يَجْلُو بِنَيِّرِها دُجُنَّةَ خَطْبِهِ

One with a flush of youth, time adored him, if only

Its brilliance would uncover the veils of his discourse

وَمَناقِبٌ عُلْويَّةٌ لمّا بَدتْ

فَرِحَ الظَلَامُ وظَنَّها مِنْ شُهْبِهِ

And eminent Alid virtues when they appeared

The darkness rejoiced, thinking them to be its meteors

مَوْلايَ دَعْوةَ مَنْ لَوِ اقْتَرَحَ المُنَى

مَا كَانَ إِلّا أَنْتَ غَايةَ إرْبِهِ

My Master, the prayer of one who, if he attained wishes

Would have none but You as the goal of his desire

وَافى إِلى حِفْظِ الودادِ فَوَفِّهِ

ودَعَا يُرجِّي العَهْدَ مِنْكَ فَلبِّهِ

He has come to keep faithfulness, so keep it with him

And called to renew the covenant with You, so renew it