أَخشى عَلَيكِ مِنَ الجاراتِ حاسِدَةً

أَو سَهمَ غَيرانِ يَرميني وَيَرميكِ

I fear for you the envious neighbors

Or the arrow of a jealous one that strikes me and strikes you

لَولا الرَقيباتُ إِذ وَدَّعتِ غادِيَةً

قَبَّلتُ فاكِ وَقُلتُ النَفسُ تَفديكِ

If not for the watchful eyes when you left

I would have kissed your mouth and said my soul ransoms you

يا أَطيبَ الناسِ ريقاً غَيرَ مُختَبَرٍ

إِلّا شَهادَةَ أَطرافِ المَساويكِ

O the most fragrant of people without being tested

Except for the testimony of the edges of the pillows

قَد زُرتِنا مَرَّةً في الدَهرِ وَاحِدَةً

عودي وَلا تَجعَليها بَيضَةَ الديكِ

You visited us once in this lifetime

Return and do not make it like the crowing of the rooster

يا رَحمَةَ اللَهِ حُلّي في مَنازِلِنا

حَسبي بِرائِحَةِ الفِردَوسِ مِن فيكِ

O God's mercy, reside in our homes

It suffices me the scent of Paradise from you

إِنَّ الَّذي راحَ مَغبوطاً بِنِعمَتِهِ

كَفٌّ تَمَسُّكِ أَو كَفٌّ تُعاطيكِ

Indeed the one who left fortunate with his blessing

Is a palm that touches you or a palm that gives to you

وَلَو وَهَبتِ لَنا يَوماً نَعيشُ بِهِ

أَحيَيتِ نَفساً وَكانَت مِن مَساعيكِ

And if you gifted us a day to live in

You would revive a soul and it would be from your efforts