دَع لِتيهِ الدَلالِ وَاِسمَح بِرَشفَه

مِن رَحيقٍ قَد رَصَعَ الدُرَّ ظَرفَه

Let go of blaming and allow its excuse

From a draft whose cup polished the pearl

وَإِذا ما أَكبَرَت هَذا التَمَنّي

أَنا راضٍ مِنَ الخَديد بِقَطفَه

And if this wish grew bigger

I’m satisfied with picking the roses

لَيسَ في تِلكَ أَو بِهاتيكَ عَيبٌ

أَو حَرامٌ يَحتاجُ مِنكَ لِوَقفَه

There is no fault in that or this

Or forbidden that needs you to stop it

إِنَّ هَذا يا صاحِ حِلٌّ مُباحٌ

في جَميعِ المَذاهِبِ المُختَلِفَه

This, oh companion, is lawful

In all the different doctrines

نُص عَنهُ ذَوو الدِرايَةِ طَرا

وَفَريقٌ مِنهُم لِمَن رَدَّ سَفَّه

The knowledgeable have clearly stated

And a group of them for those who reject foolishness

وَأَقاموا عَلى الجَوازِ بَراهي

نٌ وَمِنها أَبراؤُهُ لِلشَعفَه

And they established proofs of permissibility

Including its absolving of passion

فَاِصرِفِ الفِكرَ مِن قُبَيلٍ حَرامٍ

أَو حَلالٌ فَلَيسَ في ذاكَ وَجفَه

So turn your mind from any forbidden

Or lawful, there is no rigidity in that

وضإِذا ما خَشيتَ وَالظَنُّ هَذا

مِن رَقيبِ لِسانِهِ فيهِ زَلفَه

And if you feared and this assumption

Of a watcher of his tongue in it slackness

أَو ثَقيلٍ يَبغي التَحَشُّرَ فينا

فَتَعالَ نَقضي المَرامَ بِعَطفَه

Or a bore who wants to meddle with us

Come let’s fulfill our purpose with kindness

وَإِذا كُنتَ تَتَّقي أَن يَرانا

أَحَدُ الناسِ خِلسَةً مِن شَرفَه

And if you fear someone would see us

Secretly from his dignity

أَنا أَمشي وَأَنتَ تُقبِلُ نَحوي

كَحبيبٍ مُسافِرٍ جاءَ مِن صُدفَه

I will walk and you turn towards me

Like a loved one who came from his longing

وَأَؤَدّي لَكَ السَلامَ وَتَدني

فاكَ مِن فِيٍّ كَالمَشوقِ بِلَهفَه

And I will greet you and you come near

Like an eager one with his fervor

وَبِهَذا يَهونُ ما نَبتَغيهِ

لَثمٌ وَعَضَّ أَو مَصَّ شَفَّه

And with this what we seek will be easy

A kiss, a bite, or sucking of lips

وَإِذا شِئتَ فَالرِياضُ كَثيرٌ

كَم بِها مِن خَمائِلٍ مُلتَفَّه

And if you want, then there are many gardens

How many enchantresses are gathered there

وَهُناكَ الحُظوظُ أَشهى وَأَبهى

حَيثُ نَلقى مِن جِنسِ حُسنِكَ أُلفَه

And the fortunes there are more delicious and splendid

Where we find your like of beauty

بَينَ آسٍ وَيا سَيمنٍ وَوَردٍ

وَشَقيقٍ لا نَسنا مُصطَفَّه

Among myrtles, jasmine, roses

And lilies we have chosen

فَيَتِمُّ المُنى لِقَلبٍ عَلَيهِ

كُلُّ يَومٍ يُجَرِّدُ اللَحظَ سَيفَه

Then the wishes will be complete for a heart

That everyday the glance strips its sword.