سلامٌ رقَّ رونقهُ

يباهي نفحةَ الندِّ

A soft greeting, radiant in its elegance,

Outshines the breeze's scent.

يبلّغهُ النسيم إلى

حليفِ الفضلِ والمجدِ

The gentle wind conveys it

To the ally of merit and glory,

وقد طلعت كواكبه

بأفْق العزّ والسعدِ

Whose stars have risen

On the horizon of might and fortune.

مَنِ العاني الذي اتقدت

بأضلعهُ لظى الوجدِ

Who is the passionate one whose ribs

Were set ablaze by intense longing?

فواعجباه من جسمي

تلاقى الضد بالضدِ

How wondrous that in my body

Opposites have come together.

ونار الشوق تصليهِ

ولكن مات من بردِ

The fire of yearning pays him homage,

Yet he died from the cold.

وقرّ القرّ بي لكن

يداوي البردَ بالبُرْدِ

Stay close to me, though the cold

Can be cured by the cold.

أليس جنابكم يدري

بأن البرد قد يردي

Don't you know, my lord,

That cold can also destroy?

فيا مولاي لولا أن

خلتْ كفاي من نقدِ

Oh master, if my hands were not

Devoid of money,

لكنتُ أتيت من قِدم

بشيء للشتا يجدي

I would have come long ago

With something to alleviate the winter.

ودمتم فوق ما رمْتم

وهذا غاية القصدِ

May you remain above your hopes-

That is the height of intentions.