يا رَبُّ قَد أَبلاني

حُبّي لِذا الخَوّانِ

O Lord, my love for this friend has weakened me

And my tears have betrayed my secret

وَباحَ دَمعي بِسِرّي

وَخانَني كِتماني

And my silence has betrayed me

O flower of the garden

يا زَهرَةَ البُستانِ

يا نَفحَةَ الرَيحانِ

O breeze of sweet basil

You are the son of the full moon and the sun

أَنتَ اِبنُ بَدرٍ وَشَمسٍ

ما أَنتَ مِن إِنسانِ

You are not just a human

Nothing compares to your mansion

ما لِلثُرَيّا شَبيهٌ

فيما بَنى قَطُّ بانِ

With walls of light

And a roof of fire

حيطانُهُ مِن نورٍ

وَالسَقفُ مِن نيرانِ

And a courtyard of ruby

Delighting the eyes in paradise

وَالصَحنُ ياقوتُ دُرٍّ

لِلعَينِ في جِنانِ

With water flowing over it

In a sparkling stream

وَالماءُ يَعدو عَلَيها

في جَدوَلٍ رَيّانِ

So live there in peace

Caliph of the Merciful

فَعِش بِذاكَ سَليماً

خَليفَةَ الرَحمَنِ

And be with time, for an age

With a life as long as the life of the building

وَكُن مَعَ الدَهرِ دَهراً

عُمراً كَما عُمرانِ

So you both remain

While the two burdens pass

فَتَبقَيانِ جَميعاً

وَيَنفَدُ الثُقلانِ

Like the approaching of two wings

Of this and that bird constantly flying

مِثلُ اِقتِرابِ جَناحَي

نِ ذا وَذا دائِبانِ

This grieved and that fell down

In a place

أَسَفَّ هَذا وَهَذا

وَوَقَعا في مَكانِ

And nothing lasts forever

And everything perishes

وَلَيسَ يَخلُدُ شَيءٌ

وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ فانِ