أَبَا الفَضْلِ عَاتِبْ أَبَاكَ الرّضَى

وَقُلْ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ مَا قَدْ مَضَى

O Abul Fadl, reproach your father for his displeasure,

And say: May God forgive what is past,

وَذَكِرْهُ مِنِّي وِدَاداً قَدِيماً

وَعَهْداً أَبَى اللهُ أَنْ يُنْقَضَا

And remind him of my enduring affection,

And a bond which God has prevented from being severed,

وَسَلْهُ عَوَائِدَ إِغْضَائِهِ

فَقَلْبِيَ فِي جَمَرَاتِ الغَضَا

And ask him about his returning aversion,

For my heart is in the embers of estrangement.

جَفَا النَّوْمُ جَفْنِيَ لَمَّا جَفَا

وَأَعْرَضَ أُنْسِيَ إِذْ أَعْرَضَا

Sleep has deserted my eyelids since he turned away,

And my intimacy departed when he turned away,

وَلَكِنَّنِي أَرْتَجِي عَطْفَهُ

وَشِيكاً وَآمُل مِنْهُ الرِّضَى

But I hope for his kindness,

Soon, and I hope for his pleasure.