أ أكرم حبّنا أصفى و أسمى

على عتت الخطوب من العتاب

Our love is the noblest and most sublime

O Akram, our love is purer and more exalted,

Beyond the reproaches of suitors

Despite the fierce calamities, far above reproach.

و ما عزّيت حين ألمّ خطب

مصابك في جلاته مصابي

And I was not consoled when misfortunes pained me

And I offered no condolences when misfortune struck,

Your afflictions in adversity are my afflictions

For your affliction, in its magnitude, is mine.

أخا الجلّى : و رب أخ تعرّى

لدى الجلّى عن الحسب القراب

O radiant brother, many a brother has been exposed

O brother in grave times: for many a brother is stripped bare,

To reproach, though close kin

In times of crisis, of all close ties of kinship.

أحبّك للنبيل من المعالي

و للعطر السّريّ من الرغاب

I love you for the most noble qualities

I love you for the noblest of high virtues,

And for the intimate fragrance, not vulgar desires

And for the exquisite fragrance of great aspirations.

و أنت إذا تحدتك الرزايا

ضياء الشمس يسخر بالسحاب

And when misfortunes challenge you

And you, whenever challenged by calamities,

The sun's brilliance mocks the clouds

Are the sunlight that mocks the clouds.

تحنّ إليك عند البعد روحي

حنين الورد للنّطف العذاب

My soul yearns for you in absence

My soul yearns for you when we are apart,

With a rose's yearning for raindrops

As roses yearn for sweet drops of dew.

و حبّك نعمة الدنيا و أحلى

من النّعمى شمائلك السوابي

And your love is the blessing of life and the sweetest

And your love is the blessing of this world, and sweeter

Sweeter to me than your charming glances

Than any blessing are your captivating virtues.