بَدرُ الدياجي اِحتجَب

لَمّا تجلى بَدري

The full moon of my longing was veiled

When my full moon appeared

من تحت حجب اللِثام

ما لاحَ بَرقُ الشَنب

From beneath the veil's folds

No lightning flashed from the lips

من نحو ذاكَ الثَغرِ

إلّا وَدَمعي غمام

Toward that mouth

Except that my tears were clouds

لَمّا بدا من كثَب

في عَصفر والخمري

When it appeared from the cheeks

In yellow and red

يهزُّ رمحَ القوام

ناديتُ وا من عتب

It shook the spear of the column

I called out in complaint

ها قد وضح لَك عذري

فخلِّ عنك الملام

Oh look, my excuse is clear to you

So cease your blame

هَل لِهَذا البَدر ثاني

في بَديعات المَعاني

Does this moon have a second

In the beautiful meanings

إِن شدا بين المغاني

بالمثالِث وَالمثاني

If it contends in songs

With triplets and octaves

حسنُه فديتُه غلب

كلَّ الحسان الغرِّ

Its beauty, I ransom it, surpassed

All the beautiful singing

وَالغانيات الوسام

وَراح يبدي العجب

And the ornamented songs

And it began showing wonder

لما تَبدّى يُزري

بالبدر جُنح الظلام

When the darkness' wings

Appeared with the moon

كَم قد حوى من جمال

هَذا الرَبيب الغاني

How much beauty

This singing bud contained

وَكَم جمَع من فُنون

له في المحاسن مجال

And how many arts

It gathered in the charms

ينيلك الأَماني

إِذا بدا للعيون

To reach the wishes

When it appears to the eyes

لكنَّه لا يُنال

إلّا بِقَلبٍ عاني

But it cannot be attained

Except by a suffering heart

وسفح دمعٍ هَتون

حبُّه لِقَلبي سلَب

And a downpour of tears

Its love robbed my heart

وأَفنى صدودُه صَبري

وَزادَ قَلبي هُيام

And its rejection destroyed my patience

And increased my infatuation

آه من دانٍ ونازح

بالأَماني والمنائح

Oh, the one who dwelled and migrated

With wishes and laments

كَم أماسي وأصابح

من هَواه كلَّ فادح

How many evenings and mornings

Have I been crying desperately for its love

إِن تمَّ منه الأَرب

بعد الجفا والهجرِ

If I attained felicity from it

After estrangement and separation

وَطولِ هَذا الغَرام

حزتُ الهنا وَالطرب

And this lasting passion

I would seize joy and rapture

وَنلتُ أَعلى القَدرِ

بعشقه والسَلام

And attain the highest degree

Through its love and well-being