لَقَد هاجَ مِن عَينَيَّ ماءً عَلى الهَوى
خَيالٌ أَتاني آخِرَ اللَيلِ زائِرُه
My eyes overflowed with tears for the one I love
An apparition came to me late last night, visiting
لِمَيَّةَ حَيّا بِالسَلامِ كَأَنَّما
عَلَيهِ دَماً لا يَقبَلُ المالَ ثائِرُه
As if to greet Maimuna with peace, while
His blood cannot be avenged by wealth hoarded
كَأَنَّ خُزامى حَرَّكَت ريحَها الصَبا
وَحَنوَةَ رَوضٍ حينَ أَقلَعَ ماطِرُه
As if the scent of musk moved by the morning breeze
And the bend of a meadow when its rain passes
لَنا إِذ أَتَتنا الريحُ مِن نَحوِ أَرضِها
وَدارِيَّ مِسكٍ غارَ في البَحرِ تاجِرُه
When the wind came to us from the direction of her land
And the scent of myrrh whose merchant sailed into the sea
دَعَتني إِلَيها الشَمسُ تَحتَ خِمارِها
وَجَعدٌ تَثَنّى في الكَثيبِ غَدائِرُه
The sun beneath its veil invited me to her
With curled hair tangled in the sand dune
كَأَنَّ نَواراً تَرتَعي رَملَ عالِجٍ
إِلى رَبرَبٍ تَحنو إِلَيهِ جَآذِرُه
As if a wild cow grazed on the sand of a barren land
Yearning for spots grown over with vegetation
مِنَ أَينَ أُلاقي آلَ مَيٍّ وَقَد أَتى
نَبِيٌّ فُلَيجٍ دونَها وَأَغادِرُه
Where can I meet the family of Mai now that
A noble prophet has come, while they flee
يُريدونَ رَوضَ الحَزنِ أَن يُنفِشوا بِهِ
إِذا اِستَأسَدَت قُريانُهُ وَظَواهِرُه
They want the garden of sorrow to bloom through him
When its thorns and hills grow lions and leopards
إِلَيكَ اِبنَ عَبدِ اللَهِ أَسنَفتُ ناقَتي
وَقَد أَقلَقَ النِسعينِ لِلبَطنِ ضامِرُه
To you, son of Abdullah, I drove my she-camel
Disturbed by the toil from her stomach's leanness
وَكائِن لَبِسنا مِن رِداءِ وَديقَةٍ
إِلَيكَ وَلَيلٌ كَالرُوَيزِيَّ سائِرُه
And we will wear a cloak of friendship
To you, while the night travels like caravans do
أُبادِرُ مَن يَأتيكَ مِن كُلِّ جانِبٍ
مُشاةً وَرُكباناً فَإِنّي مُبادِرُه
I bid welcome to any coming your way
On foot or mounted, for I bid them welcome
أُبادِرُ كَفَّيكَ اللَتَينِ نَداهُما
عَلى مَن بِنَجدٍ أَو تِهامَةَ ماطِرُه
I bid welcome to your hands, which were acclaimed
By those blessed by rain in Najd or Tihama
دَعي الناسَ وَأتي بي المُهاجِرَ إِنَّهُ
أَراهُ الَّذي تُعطي المَقاليدَ عامِرُه
Leave people be and bring me the Emigrant, for he is
The one whose keys enrich the粥nusant strongholds
وَمَن يَكُ أَمسى وَهوَ وَعرٌ صُعودُهُ
فَإِنَّ اِبنِ عَبدِ اللَهِ سَهلٌ مَصادِرُه
And he who reached the eve while his ascent was steep
For Ibn Abdullah has a gentle, smooth ascent
