ولربَّ ريمٍ طَرفُه

بالهدب سهمَ اللحظِ راشا

The glance of the one with tender eyes

Shot the arrow of his gaze like lightning

ورمى به صبًّا لفرطِ

ضناه يرتعشُ ارتعاشا

And cast it violently due to

His burning passion that makes him tremble

قالت جنحتَ لسلوةٍ

فانظر لسهمكَ كيف طاشا

She said you have set out to seduce

So look how your arrow has gone astray

فأجبتُها لا والذي

جعل النهار لنا معاشا

I replied no, by Him who

Made daylight our livelihood

أنا في سبيلِ هوى الكوا

عب أربطُ العُشّاق جاشا

I am on the path of passionate love

So I tie together lovers firmly

هيهات أسلو أو يقالُ

سلا الندى حسنٌ وحاشا

Far from it! I cannot be diverted

Or told "Beautiful is the dew's radiance!"

ذاك الذي لحوائم الآ

مالِ لم يترك عِطاشا

It is He whom the backs of the noble

Camels did not leave thirsty

مذ قام للعليا مؤمِّ

لُها وبحرُ علاه جاشا

Ever since He stood by the Most High

As an immense ocean surging high

ماتت نفوسُ الحاسدين

بغيضها والفضلُ عاشا

The souls of envious people died

In their hatred, and merit lived on

من لو تساجِلهُ الغيوثُ

أراك وابلها رَشاشا

If clouds were to compete with Him

You'd see them pouring down showers

تستشعر الأسدُ الغضاب

لعُظم هيبتِه اندهاشا

The lion senses fury

At his mighty awesomeness

وعلى سِراج جبينه الآ

مال تحسبها فراشا

Over the lamp of His brilliant brow

You'd think them to be moths