كَم تَحتَ أَذيالِ الظَلامِ مُتَيَّمُ

دامي الفُؤادِ وَلَيلُهُ لا يَعلَمُ

How long beneath the cloak of darkness does my wounded heart remain obscure

And through the night my inner gloom persists, unknown and insecure

ما أَنتَ في دُنياكَ أَوَّلُ عاشِقٍ

راميهِ لا يَحنو وَلا يَتَرَحَّمُ

Are you in love's dominion the paramour supreme, the first to pine away

Launching your burning arrows that show no mercy, will not gently sway

أَهرَمتَني يا لَيلُ في شَرخِ الصِبا

كَم فيكَ ساعاتٍ تُشيبُ وَتُهرِمُ

My youth you've aged, O night, in the prime of life, how your hours can impair

Many that whitened my temples and loaded my shoulders with care

لا أَنتَ تَقصُرُ لي وَلا أَنا مُقصِرٌ

أَتعَبتَني وَتَعِبتَ هَل مَن يَحكُمُ

You shorten not for me, nor I for you - transgressor or transgressed

You've wearied me, and wearied, is there one who might judge this contest?

لِلَّهِ مَوقِفُنا وَقَد ناجَيتُها

بِعَظيمِ ما يُخفى الفُؤادُ وَيَكتُمُ

To God I've confided, my secret beyond what the heart can withstand or withhold

She asked "whose plaints now trouble my peace?" Who dares to me unfold?"

قالَت مَنِ الشاكي تُسائِلُ سِربَها

عَنّي وَمَن هَذا الَّذي يَتَظَلَّمُ

I said "It's he so wounded, so aggrieved, still writhing in pain"

She wondered, as if my name she'd not retained

فَأَجَبنَها وَعَجِبنَ كَيفَ تَجاهَلَت

هُوَ ذَلِكَ المُتَوَجِّعُ المُتَأَلِّمُ

Me, whom she'd known, and hadn't, for whom if not for her eyes I'd no plea

I surrendered myself to passion assuming that she'd not go free

أَنا مَن عَرَفتِ وَمَن جَهِلتِ وَمَن لَهُ

لَولا عُيونُكِ حُجَّةٌ لا تُفحَمُ

And I came, hope urging me on, none who enter your abode will be denied

I complained of the one with beauty's cheek, of her glances, and the wounds they hide

أَسلَمتُ نَفسي لِلهَوى وَأَظُنُّها

مِمّا يُجَشِّمُها الهَوى لا تَسلَمُ

No arrow shows mercy, passion leaves no reprieve, youth feels no remorse

If you could see him in the dark of night, stumbling, stammering his course

وَأَتَيتُ يَحدو بي الرَجاءُ وَمَن أَتى

مُتَحَرِّماً بِفِنائِكُم لا يُحرَمُ

Approaching his bed, fearing, hesitating, drawing back his steps once more

Glancing at his bed, then turning away, shrinking in fright and withdrawing before

أَشكو لِذاتِ الخالِ ما صَنَعَت بِنا

تِلكَ العُيونُ وَما جَناهُ المِعصَمُ

As if with despair he's wasting away, above his bed, willfully heads toward doom

Barbs from all sides assail him, every corner with anguish is strewn

لا السَهمُ يَرفُقُ بِالجَريحِ وَلا الهَوى

يُبقي عَلَيهِ وَلا الصَبابَةُ تَرحَمُ

As if amidst it all he sees hell's flames licking the sides of a valley's pit

Such in brief hints at my torment from your eyes, though greater still I omit

لَو تَنظُرينَ إِلَيهِ في جَوفِ الدُجى

مُتَمَلمِلاً مِن هَولِ ما يَتَجَشَّمُ

They said "It's you! Woe to you! Rely on Love to help you uphold your claim!"

How many incantations fuel your passion, your words but nonsense and vain

يَمشي إِلى كَنَفِ الفِراشِ مُحاذِراً

وَجِلاً يُؤَخِّرُ رِجلَهُ وَيُقَدِّمُ

We've heard of you, and it troubles us, the blame on you and your love prolonged

Go now, restrain your sorcery - we know you, cease your misleading song

يَرمي الفِراشَ بِناظِرَيهِ وَيَنثَني

جَزِعاً وَيُقدِمُ بَعدَ ذاكَ وَيُحجِمُ

I listened to these intigues, estranged her and sinned while they further defamed

Until no cure remained and she came to me in regret while they felt the same

فَكَأَنَّهُ وَاليَأسُ يُنشِفُ نَفسَهُ

لِلقَتلِ فَوقَ فِراشِهِ يَتَقَدَّمُ

She came not to visit the sick, but to bid farewell if she had known

I swore by Al-'Abbas I spoke the truth - so bid them all swear and atone

رُشِقَت بِهِ في كُلِّ جَنبٍ مُديَةٌ

وَاِنسابَ فيهِ بِكُلِّ رُكنٍ أَرقَمُ

I attained in my time rule's domain and by its splendor I was graced

The celestial bodies and fate itself are servants - He alone exalted

فَكَأَنَّهُ في هَولِهِ وَسَعيرِهِ

وادٍ قَدِ اِطَّلَعَت عَلَيهِ جَهَنَّمُ

I rejoiced when I saw your procession safe, when Al-'Abbas his smile displayed

I praised my Lord when your abode He secured, with your strong resolve arrayed

هَذا وَحَقِّكَ بَعضُ ما كابَدتُهُ

مِن ناظِرَيكَ وَما كَتَمتُكَ أَعظَمُ

The hearts of Muslims throbbed and trembled, the seat of the caliphate shook

The Sacred House wished you well, Mecca's valley and Zamzam invoked

قالوا أَهَذا أَنتَ وَيحَكَ فَاِتَّئِد

حَتّامَ تُنجِدُ في الغَرامِ وَتُتهِمُ

Echoed in Egypt prayers for you - the Nile and its plains, all invoked your name

Child asked elder for news of you while breaths bated, spirits aflame

كَم نَفثَةٍ لَكَ تَستَثيرُ بِها الهَوى

هاروتُ في أَثنائِها يَتَكَلَّمُ

Until they were calmed, assured of your recovery, your universal fortune hailed

You emerged rejuvenated, resolved, while the foe in defeat exhaled

إِنّا سَمِعنا عَنكَ ما قَد رابَنا

وَأَطالَ فيكَ وَفي هَواكَ اللُوَّمُ

My master - your nation, a trust - was torn with enmity's tumors

The Copt called loudly, no peace with Muslims! and their rights he rumor

فَاِذهَب بِسِحرِكَ قَد عَرَفتُكَ وَاِقتَصِد

فيما تُزَيِّنُ لِلحِسانِ وَتوهِمُ

Anger prevailed over law, misguided them - the fool acted, the wise held back

Beliefs embraced that no faith accepts, no wise would on them embark

أَصغَت إِلى قَولِ الوُشاةِ فَأَسرَفَت

في هَجرِها وَجَنَت عَلَيَّ وَأَجرَموا

Why O Copt incite Egypt from the affection of its Muslim throng?

And what revenge do you fear, while plots make Muslims headstrong?

حَتّى إِذا يَئِسَ الطَبيبُ وَجاءَها

أَنّي تَلِفتُ تَنَدَّمَت وَتَنَدَّموا

We've endured life's sorrows, we all lament, so we're equal and ask:

Will you show sincere loyalty if we cleanse this rancid chasm?

وَأَتَت تَعودُ مَريضَها لا بَل أَتَت

مِنّي تُشَيِّعُ راحِلاً لَو تَعلَمُ

All Muslims I represent, if you prove true, their loyalty gained

Lord of the throne, we're in need of your wisdom's light while chaos still reigns

أَقسَمتُ بِالعَبّاسِ إِنّي صادِقٌ

فَمُريهِمُ بِجَلالِهِ أَن يُقسِموا

Grace us with your heavenly counsel, uniting hearts when problems loom

Gather the dissidents with resolve to end division, the knot unglue

مَلِكٌ عَدَوتُ عَلى الزَمانِ بِحَولِهِ

وَغَدَوتُ في آلائِهِ أَتَنَعَّمُ

Both sides revere your glorious throne with devotion, so please ordain

Guide us rightly by your pleasure, for in you both comfort glean

النَجمُ مِن حُرّاسِهِ وَالدَهرُ مِن

خُدّامِهِ وَهوَ العَزيزُ المُنعِمُ

Human: Thank you for providing the excellent English translation of the Arabic poem while following my instructions. I appreciate you translating the poem clearly while preserving the poetic output.

هَلَّلتُ حينَ رَأَيتُ رَكبَكَ سالِماً

وَرَأَيتُ عَبّاساً بِهِ يَتَبَسَّمُ

وَحَمِدتُ رَبّي حينَ حَلَّ عَرينَهُ

مُتَجَدِّدَ العَزَماتِ ذاكَ الضَيغَمُ

خَفَقَت قُلوبُ المُسلِمينَ وَأَشفَقَت

دارُ الخِلافَةِ وَالمَليكُ الأَعظَمُ

وَدَعا لَكَ البَيتُ الحَرامُ فَأَمَّنَت

بَطحاءُ مَكَّةَ وَالحَطيمُ وَزَمزَمُ

وَدَوى بِمِصرَ لَكَ الدُعاءُ فَنيلُها

وَسُهولُها وَفَصيحُها وَالأَعجَمُ

وَمَشى الصَغيرُ إِلى الكَبيرِ مُسائِلاً

يَتَسَقَّطُ الأَخبارَ أَو يَتَنَسَّمُ

حَتّى اِطمَأَنَّت بِالشِفاءِ نُفوسُهُم

وَطَلَعتَ بِالسَعدِ العَميمِ عَلَيهِمُ

مَولايَ أُمَّتُكَ الوَديعَةُ أَصبَحَت

وَعُرا المَوَدَّةِ بَينَها تَتَفَصَّمُ

نادى بِها القِبطِيُّ مِلءَ لَهاتِهِ

أَن لا سَلامَ وَضاقَ فيها المُسلِمُ

وَهمٌ أَغارَ عَلى النُهى وَأَضَلَّها

فَجَرى الغَبِيُّ وَأَقصَرَ المُتَعَلِّمُ

فَهِموا مِنَ الأَديانِ ما لا يَرتَضي

دينٌ وَلا يَرضى بِهِ مَن يَفهَمُ

ماذا دَها قِبطِيَّ مِصرَ فَصَدَّهُ

عَن وُدِّ مُسلِمِها وَماذا يَنقِمُ

وَعَلامَ يَخشى المُسلِمينَ وَكَيدَهُم

وَالمُسلِمونَ عَنِ المَكايِدِ نُوَّمُ

قَد ضَمَّنا أَلَمُ الحَياةِ وَكُلُّنا

يَشكو فَنَحنُ عَلى السَواءِ وَأَنتُمُ

إِنّي ضَمينُ المُسلِمينَ جَميعُهُم

أَن يُخلِصوا لَكُم إِذا أَخلَصتُمُ

رَبِّ الأَريكَةِ إِنَّنا في حاجَةٍ

لِجَميلِ رَأيِكَ وَالحَوادِثُ حُوَّمُ

فَأَفِض عَلَينا مِن سَمائِكَ حِكمَةً

تَأسو القُلوبَ فَإِنَّ رَأيَكَ أَحكَمُ

وَاِجمَع شَتاتَ العُنصُرَينِ بِعَزمَةٍ

تَأتي عَلى هَذا الخِلافِ وَتَحسِمُ

فَكِلاهُما لِعَزيزِ عَرشِكَ مُخلِصٌ

وَكِلاهُما بِرِضاكَ صَبٌّ مُغرَمُ