أَلا عُج إِلى دارِ السُرورِ وَسَلِّمِ

وَقُل أَينَ لَذّاتي وَأَينَ تَكَلُّمي

Alas, hasten to the abode of joy and greet it

And say "Where is my pleasure and where is my conversation?"

وَقُل ما حَلَت بِالعَينَ دارٌ سَكَنتِها

سِواكِ فَإِن لَم تَعلَمي ذاكَ فَاِعلَمي

And say "What eye has a house dwelt in

Other than yours? If you don't know that, then know it"

وَصَفراءَ مِن صَبغِ الهَجيرِ لِرَأسِها

إِذا مُزِجَت إِكليلُ دُرٍّ مُنَظَّمِ

And yellow from the dye of estrangement is her hair

When a garland of aligned pearls is intertwined

قَطَعتُ بِها عُمرَ الدُجى وَشَرِبتُها

ظَلاميَّةَ الأَجسامِ نوريَّةَ الدَمِ

With it I passed the life of darkness and drank it

Dark in bodies, bright in spirit