أهَلْ خَبَرٌ فِيْهِ النُّجَيْدُ لنا يُرْوَى

تَفَجَّرَ دَمْعِي والنُّجيْدُ به يَرْوَى

News in which Nujayd is mentioned is narrated to us

My tears burst forth, and with Nujayd they are narrated

وَيَرْوى به مِسْيالهُ وتِلاعُه

وإنْ زادَ فَوقَ السَّكْبِ سَكْباً فلا غروى

And with him his outpouring and lament are narrated

And if more than a downpour is added to the pouring, there is no wonder

لأنَّ فؤادي ذَائِبٌ من فِراقِهِ

ولا راحةً قد رام قطُّ ولا حَزْوَى

Because my heart is melting from being separated from him

And it has not known any rest or tranquility ever

وَغازَلتُ غِزلاناً بِهِ وجَآذِراً

وأسْكَرني تِيْهي فلا أعرِفُ الصَحْوا

I courted youth and passion

And his loss left me bewildered, unable to be sober

وأحوى حَوَى قلبي فَحَاولت وَصْلَه

فَحال القَضَا حتى انقضى عمرُ من يَهوى

My heart wandered, so I sought to unite with him

But fate prevented it until the life of the lovesick ended

بُليت وما أبلى الهوى غير مُهْجَتي

وَفُرقَةُ أهلِ العِشْقِ من أعظمِ البَلوى

I suffered, and nothing makes one suffer like passion

And the separation of lovers is among the greatest sufferings

وَحُبْي لهُ حُبُّ البَخيلِ لمالِه

وراضٍ عليهِ لو يُحَمِّلُني رَضَوى

My love for him is like the miser's love of his money

Content for it to burden me, even with harm

وَلَو مَنَّ لي مَنْ ريْقِهِ بِجُريَعة

عَرَفْتُ بأنَّ المَنَّ أحلى من السَلْوى

If someone gave me a sip from his saliva

I would know the favor is sweeter than drink

فأطْرَق لما أطْرقَ الوَخْطُ مِفْرَقي

وَفَارقْتُ لذاتِ الشبيبةِ واللَّهْوَا

So I bowed my head when the beloved turned away

And parted from the pleasures and distractions of youth

قَطَعْتُ سَبارِيتاً على أرْحَبِيَّةٍ

بِسَاطُ الفَيافي في مَنَاسِمها يُطْوَى

I traveled the wide world on a fine steed

The carpets of meadows folded up in their festivals

إلى عَلَمِ الدُّنيا وغَيْثِ بِقَاعِها

سعيد الذي من كَفِّهِ عُرِفَ الجَدْوَى

To the land’s standard and the rain of its places

Happy is he from whose palm generosity is known

خلالةُ سلطان الهزيزِ الذي سَطَا

بِسَيْفٍ شَدا في الهَامِ يَوْمَ الوَغَى شَدْوا

The daring sultan who attacked

With a sword, showing sharpness on the day of battle

فرَاحتُهُ نارٌ جَحِيمٌ على العِدى

وأمّا على وُفّادِهِ جَنّةُ المأوى

His repose is a blazing hell for the enemy

While for his loyal friends it is the garden of refuge

قَوِيّ إذا الأبطالُ طالَ كِفاحُها

فلا بَطَلٌ يَوْمَ الكِفاحِ لَهْ يَقْوى

Mighty when the heroes’ struggle intensifies

No hero withstands on the day of struggle

سعى للعلا حتى علا فَوْقَ هامِها

بِعَزْمٍ قويٍ فاعتلى الغايةَ القُصْوى

He strove for supremacy until he rose above the pinnacles

With firm resolve, attaining the highest pinnacle

فتىً تَسْبِقُ الأقوالُ منهُ فِعالَهُ

وفي الوَعْدِ مِصْدَاقٌ فلا عَرَفَ السَهْوا

A noble youth whose deeds outpace his words

And his promises are true, never erring

يَحِلّ عَسِيْرَ المُشِكلاتِ بَرَاعةً

فلا غيرُهُ يُرْجَى إذا انقَطَعَ الرّجْوى

Solving the most difficult problems with skill

When hopes are cut off, none but him is hoped in

هو العَيْلَمُ المُخْضَمُّ والعالِمُ الذي

ينير الهُدى مما يفوه مِن الفَتْوى

He is the learned scholar from whom guidance shines

Enlightening guidance from his legal rulings