بَرْقُ حَبيبي بَرَقا

ولِفُؤادي انْطَلَقا

My beloved's lightning flashed

And set out towards my heart

أشارَ في مَضْمونِهِ

للاتِّصالِ واللِّقا

Its content hinted

At meeting and encounter

فَقامَ فيَّ نورُهُ

وفي جَميعي انْتَسَقا

So his light arose in me

And permeated all of me

ومَرَّ بالكأس على

روحي وللرُّوحِ سَقى

It passed by the cup

To my soul, and gave drink to the soul

هُنا ارْتَقَيْتُ مَنْهَجاً

عَزَّ لَعَمري مُرْتَقى

That I struggled in life to ascend

And I was annihilated in passion

وقد فَنيتُ في الهَوَى

إنَّ الفَنا عينُ البَقا

For annihilation is the essence of eternity