رَأَينا عَطاياكَ الكَريمَةَ ما لَها

نِظامٌ فَخِفنا مِنكَ أَن تَتَبَدَّدا

We saw your generous gifts, chaotic as they were,

And feared that they might soon scatter and fade.

فَجِئتُ إِلى أَبوابِ مُلكِكَ مُشعِراً

بِأَنّي إِلَيها قَد اَتَيتُ مُقَلِّدا

So I came to the gates of your kingdom, announcing

That I had arrived, following in devotion.

فَضَنّوا عَلى المُلوكِ بِالإِذنِ كُلُّهُم

وَلَو أَدخَلوني اليَومَ أَدخَلتُهُم غَدا

The kings were all stingy in granting permission,

And though they’d let me in today, I’d welcome them tomorrow.

وَمِن خَلفِ تِلكَ الحُجبِ نورُ بِشاشَةٍ

وَقَد آنَسَت عَيني على نورِها الهُدى

Behind those veils lies a radiant light,

My eyes have glimpsed its guiding glow.

وَوَاللَهِ لا أَسمى قُدومِيَ مَورِداً

عَلَيكَ بَلى أُسميهِ بِالحَقِّ مَولِدا

By God, my arrival is no mere destination,

But a true birth, and that is the honest truth.