رَبربُ الحرم

خطر بوادي عصفريّ مخرَّم

The lord of the sanctuary

Strode through a dusty valley full of ruins

طافَ واِلتزم

ومرَّ يسحب ذيلَهُ لِزَمزَم

He wandered and pulled his trailing robe

And passed by Zamzam

كَم سَبا وكم

فتن بحسنه في الهوى وتيَّم

How much he captivated and seduced

With his beauty, infatuating the enamored

فاِنثَنى ولَم

يسمَح بنظرَه للشَجي المتيَّم

He bent down but did not

Allow his gaze to meet the lovelorn

جؤذريُّ الرَنا

يُزري غصون البان إِن تَثَنّى

My branches of beauty

Sway if he but bends

حبُّهُ مُنى

قَلبي وَجِسمي في هواهُ مُضنى

My heart and body in his love are fraught

I said when he inclined

قُلتُ إِذ ثَنى

عِطفه ورنَّح قدَّه وَثَنّى

His shoulder, swayed his height and bent

Oh brother of the sanctuary

يا أَخا الحرَم

جفاك فتَّت مهجتي وسَمَّم

Your aloofness has crushed my soul and poisoned me

Leave this aloofness

اِترك الجَفا

وصِل متيَّم من جفاك أَشفى

And join the longing, from your rejection I seek remedy

What has passed is enough

ما جَرى كفى

وكدتُ من فرط السقام أَخفى

And I have nearly faded from the excess of sickness

So permit this devotion

فاِسمح بالوفا

عَسى تهوِّم مقلتي وتغفى

That may calm my burning eyes and let them sleep

He passed and smiled

مرَّ واِبتسم

وَقال مهلاً فالحظوظُ تُقسَم

And said gently, fortunes are divided

Whoever loves, endures

مَن عشق صَبَر

وكُلُّ صابِر بالمرام يظفر

And every patient one attains what he desires

My charm astounds

حُسني الأَغر

أَغارَ بدرَ التمِّ حين أَسفَر

The full moon was jealous when it rose

How many were deceived and fooled

كَم خدع وغَر

من اِدَّعى عشقي ولا تصبَّر

By claiming to love me but had no patience

I said assuredly

قُلتُ لا جَرَم

الحُبُّ مغرمٌ والمحِبُّ مُغرم

Passion holds the lover hostage

Help me with a meeting

اِسعِف باللِقا

ولا تَدعني في هواكَ مُلقى

And do not leave me discarded in your love

O well-bred gazelle

يا رَشا النَقا

جامِل محبَّك فالجَميلُ أَبقى

Be kind to your lover for beauty is lasting

While rejection is misery

وَالجَفا شَقا

حاشا لصبِّك في الغَرام يَشقى

Far from it! May your lover not suffer from passion

Your admirer is judged

مُغرمُك حَكم

عليه حسنُك والهوى تحكَّم

By your beauty, and love has judged

He said fear not

قال لا تَخَف

أَقبل فسعدُك بالوصال أَسعَف

Come closer, your joy is hastened by union

And leave this anguish

واِترِك الأَسف

واِلثم بديدي من لَماي واِرشف

And kiss my teeth wet with wine and drink

All yours are gifts

كُلّي لَك تُحف

ثغري وخصري والنهودُ والكف

My mouth, my waist, my breasts and my palm

So heal this pain

فاِشفي الأَلَم

مِمّا تريدُه فالمرادُ لَك تَم

With what you seek, your wish is fulfilled

Staying embraced

بِتُّ مُعتَنِق

خِلّي وبدري بالسعود مُشرق

My cheek and my full moons shining with joy

I left gripped

رحتُ مغتبِق

ريقَه وراياتُ السرور تَخفق

By his saliva, flags of bliss fluttering

And redolence wafts

وَالشذا عَبق

وَبات حبّي للكؤوس يُدهِق

And my love continues to feast at the goblets

Rejoice at this union

سُرَّ واِغتنم

قَلبي ومن نال الوصالَ يَغنم

And whoever attains it has won