سفحت عقيق الدمع من سفح مقلتي

وبت لدى الجرعاء أجرع عبرتي

My tears flowed from my eyelids

And I cried bitterly before thebeloved

وروحي ذابت بالاسى وتفطرت

وسالت دموعا من تصعد زفرتي

My soul melted with sorrow and broke apart

My sighs brought forth tears

ومذ بصفا قلبي سعى طائف الهوى

رمى بفؤادي جمرة بعد جمرة

Since my heart longed for the caravan of love

It threw my heart into embers, one after another

وبين جفوني والرقاد خنافر

كما بين جسمي في السقام وصحبتي

Between my eyelids and sleep are barriers

As between my body in sickness and my companions

فمفترق وجدي وصبري عنكم

ومتفق سقمي لديكم ولوعتي

So my will and patience are separated from you

While my sickness is united with you, and my passion

فاول شوقي كان آخر ادمعي

وآخر دمعي كان آخر صبوتي

My first longing was my last tear

And my last tear was my last outpouring

الا يا اهيل المنحنى من اضالعي

بقلبي رفقا فهو منكم بقيتي

Oh gentle folk bent from my ribs

Be kind to my heart for it is my remainder among you

وفي الحب ان عذبتموني فليكن

بتوصول سقمي لا بمر القطيعة

And if in love you make me suffer, let it be

Through my sickness reaching you, not through separation

فمني قد ابلى جميعي هواكم

ولم يبق مني غير حفظ المودة

For I have wasted away all of me in your love

And nothing remains except preserving affection

عدمت فؤادي ان تناسى ودادكم

ولا كان قلبي ان نحا غير نحلتي

My heart would not forget your affection

Nor would my heart turn aside except to your slopes

على غاربي ألقيتم حبل هجركم

وخيل اصطباري في الاعنة عنت

Upon my departure you cast the rope of your separation

And my steed of endurance stumbled in hardship

ومني قد رققتم الجسم بالجفا

واني ليرضيني جفاكم ورقتي

You weakened my body through disfavor

Yet your disfavor satisfies me, and my tenderness

وعيش هواكم لو سلا مهجتي القلا

لما فيت عنكم في الغرام بسلوة

And to live your love, even if it drained my soul

I would not turn from you in passion without tranquility

حرام على عيني كراها وطيبه

لما قد جرى يوما وحل بطيبة

Unlawful upon my eye is its hatred and purity

When it has seen a day and stopped in purity

فلا تنكروا بالحزن أن صرت حائرا

اشق جيوب الصبر من عظم حسرتي

So do not deny in sorrow that I have become confused

Tearing open the pockets of patience from the greatness of my grief

جدير لعيني بالدموع اذا بكت

على حرم قد ضم اشرف بقعة

Worthy are my eyes of tears when they weep

For a sanctuary that contained the noblest spot

بصاعقة ليلا اصيب كأنما

لشدة ذاك الهول نودي بصعقة

Struck at night as if by lightning

From the intensity of that horror as if struck by lightning

وقد فوقت منها سهاما مصيبة

ولم ار يوما مثلها من مصيبة

And from it arrows of tribulation were released

Never have I seen the like of it in tribulation

وما برحت تزداد وفد وكلما

اقول عساها قد تولت تولت

And it did not cease to grow, and whenever

I would say perhaps it has ended, it would recur

وعاج اليها الناس من كل جانب

وكل ينادي بالحريق بحرقة

And people rushed to it from every side

Each crying fire! in burning

ولم يستطيعوا بعض اطفاء وقدها

ومن ذا الذي يسطيع رد البلية

And they were unable to extinguish any of its flames

For who can drive away tribulation?

ومات بها حرقا من الناس معشر

يزيدون عشرا بابن زين العشيرة

And a group of people died, burned in it

Increasing the ten belonging to the Chosen Clan

وجاءت طيور ردت الناس بعدما

احاطت بتلك الحجرة النبوية

And birds came and drove the people away after

They had surrounded that chamber of the Prophet

وشاهد ذاك الطير من كان حاضراً

من الناس مرأى العين من غير ريبة

And whoever was present witnessed those birds

Visible to the eyes without any doubt

ولله في هذا الحريق ارادة

وما ذاك الا عن علوم خفية

And in this fire God had some purpose

Which is only due to esoteric knowledge

فياليتني لو كنت يوما لها الفدا

وكنت بروحي افتديها ومهجتي

I wish I were there to sacrifice myself

And with my soul ransom it, and my innermost being

احاشيك يا هذا الجدار بان أرى

تمسك ايدي الحادثات بنكبة

I implore you, O wall, that I see

The hands of tribulations seize you with defeat

الا مبلغ عني لساكن تربة

اجل سلامي ثم ازكى تحيتي

Unless you inform the inhabitant of the grave

Indeed my greetings and most fragrant regards

حبيبي يا مختار يا كنز مقصدي

ومنهاج آمالي وبهجة روضتي

My beloved, O Chosen One, treasure of my quest

And destination of my hopes and joy of my meadow

ذنوبي وزلاتي لحظي تعاظمت

وانت الذي ترجى لكل عظيمة

My sins and failings have grown in this moment

And you are the one hoped for in every monumental matter

بك اليوم لي ارجو النجاة وفي غد

يكون ليوم الفصل أعظم وصلة

Through you today I hope for salvation, and tomorrow

Will be for the Day of Judgement the greatest connection

فأنت الذي لولاه ما كان آدم

ولا كان نوح قد نجا في السفينة

For were it not for you, Adam would not have been

Nor would Noah have survived in the ark

ولا كان ابراهيم في الحال ناره

عليه غدت بردا بارض اريضة

Nor would Abraham, in his state, have found

The fire become cool in the pleasing land

ولا كان اسماعيل للذبح مذ أتى

مطيعا نجا في الحال من حد مدبة

Nor would Ishmael, when he came

Obediently, have been saved in the moment from the blade of slaughter

ولا كان لما تله لجبينه

وقد سلما افدي باعظم فدية

Nor would the forehead of him who was crushed

Have been ransomed with the greatest ransom

ولولاه موسى ماء مدين لم يرد

ولا كان ليلا يهتدي نحو جذوة

Nor would Moses without him have found water of Median

Nor by night been guided toward the firebrand

ولا كان عيسى وهو طفل بمهده

ينبىء عنه قومه بالنبوة

Nor would Jesus as a child in his cradle

Have prophesied to his people about prophethood

ولا مريمٌ كانت به حملت ولا

لها قيل هزّي في الندا جذع نخلة

Nor would Mary have carried him, nor would she

Have been told "Shake the trunk of a palm tree toward you"

وادريس لولاه لما كان قد علا

مكانا رفيعاً دونه كل رتبة

And Enoch, were it not for him, would not have ascended

A lofty place below which is every rank

ولا كان عن ايوب قد زال ضره

ولا كان اعطى الصبر عند البلية

Nor would Job's harm have left him

Nor would he have been given patience during tribulation

نعم فهو خير الانبياء جميعهم

وامته معدودة خير امة

Yes, he is the best of all the prophets together

And his nation is counted the best nation

له المعجزات الباهرات وكم لنا

بها ظهرت من آية بعد آية

For him are the dazzling miracles, and how many

Signs for us appeared, one after another

فبدر السما قد شق طوعا لاحبته

وردت اليه الشمس عند عشية

For his loved ones the moon split obediently

And for him the sun returned at sunset

وجاء له يشكو البعير ومنه قد

وهي الظهر وهنا من هجير الظهيرة

And a camel came to complain to him, and it

Was noon, from the heat at midday

وفي الافق هاتيك الغزالة سلمت

عليه وللصياد عادت ووفت

And in the horizon, that gazelle submitted

To him, and to the hunter returned and was faithful

وكم رد من عين وجاد بها وكم

اصابعه فاضت وللجيش روّت

And how many eyes has he healed and how much

His fingers overflowed, and for the army gushed forth

وفي ليلة الاسرا من الله قد دنا

وخاطبه في الحضرة القدسيّة

And on the night of the Ascension, from God he drew near

And He addressed him in the Holy Presence

وداس بنعليه البساط تكرما

ومن نال هذا غيره في البسيطة

And He clove the carpet out of honor

And who other than him attained this in the expanse?

فأن قلت بدر فهو من بعض نوره

وان قلت شمس فهي منه استمدت

So if you say Badr, it is from some of his light

And if you say Sun, it derived from him

ولو أن عثب الارض اقلام كاتب

لها البحر حبر عنه في الوصف كلت

And if the pens of the earth raced

To the sea, ink for describing him would run out

فلا تحسبوا ما قلته حق قدره

وما ذاك إلّ حسب قدري وقدرتي

So do not reckon what I have said is his rightful worth

Rather that is only according to my ability and power

اليك رسول الله اشكو كبائرا

على كبر وارحمتاه لكبرتي

To you, O Messenger of God, I complain of grave sins

In hoping for great, encompassing mercy for my grave state

وها قد وهي ظهري وقد جئت تائبا

عسى بك ان تمحي وتقبل توبتي

And here I have come repenting

Perhaps through you my sins will be erased and my repentance accepted

ايا ابن كريم وابن خير كريمة

بك اليوم ارجو كشف ضر كريمتي

O son of a generous father and son of a generous mother

Through you today I hope for relief from the harm of my generous lady

وارجوك في الحشر الصراط تجيزني

جواز جزاء عن اجازة مدحتي

And I hope that on the Day of Resurrection you will help me cross

The crossing place safely as a reward for my praise of you

فان تم لي هذا فقد تم لي الهنا

وحزت نعيما وانقلبت بنعمة

For if this is fulfilled for me, happiness is fulfilled for me

And I will attain bliss and return with blessing

فدونك ياذا البر مني مدائحا

لعل يكون البرء فيها لعلتي

So for you, O one of righteousness, are my praises

Perhaps the righteous one among them will be for my frailty

عسى ابن مليك منك يشفى بنظرة

تقيه العنا من كل عين ونظرة

Perhaps the son of a King will cure me with a glance

Protecting him from the faults of every eye and glance

عليك صلاة الله ثم سلامه

مدى الدهر يبقى مدة بعد مدة

Upon you, O God, then greetings and peace

Lasting for eternity, period after period

وآلك والاصحاب ما هبت الصبا

وما نشقت عرف الشذا حين هبت

And upon your family, and the companions whenever

The breeze blew and parted the locks of the dawn