وَبَعدُ فإني لا عدمتكَ لَم يَزَل

يُعارِضُ دَهري أَن نالَ مَقاصِدي

After you left, my life has been

Thwarted from achieving its desires

فَبَينَ أَمني النَفسَ فَوزاً بِقُربِكُم

وَأَحسَبُ أَنَّ السَعدَ قامَ مَساعِدي

My soul hoped for glory in your company

And I thought luck was on my side

وَاِرسُم خَطَّ السَيرِ في زَورَقِ المُنى

وَالهَد مَهرَ الأُنسِ وَسطَ الفَدافِدِ

I charted a course on the boat of wishes

Love's tender token mid the sand dunes

وَاِنصَب بوصَ الفِكرِ في تَرعَةِ الصَفا

لِصَيدِ بَياضِ الحَظِ جَذباً بِساعِدي

I set the gaze of my thoughts on the brook of joy

To catch the white rabbit of fortune by the hand

وَأَشوي الفِكرَ الكارِهينَ عَدِمَهُم

وَاِسلُق أَعراضَ العِدى وَالحَواسِدِ

I grill the thoughts of those hostile to me

And skin the hides of my foes and enviers

وَاِنظُم دُرَّ الشُكرِ فيكَ قَلائِداً

وَاِجمَع عِقدَ الحَمدِ في ذي القَلائِدِ

I string beads of gratitude for you as necklaces

And gather a thread of praise for the wearer of necklaces

وَأَزرَعُ فَوقَ القَلبِ حُبَّ رَغائِبِ

وَاِحصُد بِالآمالِ أَقصى الفُؤائِدِ

I sow above my heart the seeds of longing

And reap with my hopes the greatest benefits

إِذا بِغَريمي ذي الغَرامِ بِنَغصَتي

مُزاحِمٌ بابَ الجِسمِ خَصمَ المَقاعِدِ

When my rival in love with his passion assailed

My body's door, opponent of my seat

أَتّى غَرَّةً مِن حَلقِهِ الدَمِ طارِشاً

يُمَثِّلُ في أُخرايَ حَيضَ الخَرائِدِ

He came with blood dripping from his throat

Displaying in my sanctuary the rags of necklaces

فَعوجَ مِنّي المُستَقيمُ بِجورِهِ

وَأَجلَسَني مِن فَوقِ تِلكَ المَسانِدِ

So he bent my straightness with his tyranny

And sat me down from atop those cushions

وَما زالَ يَسطو لا مَرَدَّ لِفِعلِهِ

يُحاوِلُ إِضراراً بِصاحٍ وَقاعِدِ

He continued his assault with no way to stop him

Seeking to harm a companion enjoying the view

فَأَقعَدَني ظُلماً عَنِ الحَظِّ وَالمُنى

وَأَحرَمَني الحَظوي بِتِلكَ المَشاهِدِ

So by injustice he made me miss the joy and wishes

And deprived me of scenes of good fortune