كَلِفتُ بحبِّكُمْ وجداً وإنِّي

رأيتُ بِكُمْ عن الدُّنيا فَراغي

I was tasked with loving you passionately

And I saw through you my detachment from this world

فإنَّ مَتاعَها واللَّهوَ فيها

على رَغمِ المُناقِرِ لَغْوُ لاغِ

For its possessions and distractions are, by God

Idle chatter in spite of protests

ومن لَفَتَ العِنانَ إلى سِواكُمْ

ومالَ مع الهَوَى طاغٍ وباغِ

Whoever loosens the reins toward other than you

And inclines with desire, defiant and unruly

غَرامُكُمُ انْطَوى في العقلِ حتَّى

تحَكَّمَ في الفُؤادِ وفي الدِّماغِ

Your love has wrapped itself in reason until

It has taken hold of my heart and mind

رَسولُ الغيبِ بلَّغَنا هَواكُمْ

وليسَ على الرَّسولِ سِوى البَلاغَ

The messenger of the unseen has conveyed to us your love

And the messenger has no task but to convey