حسنُها كلَّ ساعةٍ يتجَدّدْ
فلهذا هَوايَ لا يَتَحدَّدْ
Her beauty renews itself every hour
So my passion for her knows no limit
إِنَّ عِشْقي كَحُسنِها ليس ينـ
ـفكُّ وهَمِّي كَهَجرِها ليس يَنْفَدْ
My love is like her beauty, it does not cease
And my longing is like her estrangement, it knows no end
غير أَنَّ الخيالَ يأْتي فيا طو
لَ حيائِي منْ طُول مَا قَدْ تَردَّد
But fancy comes to me, oh how
Shy am I from its endless hesitation
بات ذاكَ الخيالُ في العين لَكِنْ
مِسْكُ أَرْدَانِه تعلَّق في اليَدْ
That fancy lingered in my eyes but
Grasping its forelocks hung from my hands
غادَةٌ عادةٌ لها الفتكُ فِينا
ولكلٍّ مِنْ دَهْرِه ما تَعوَّدْ
A lethal addiction she has over us
And each of us is habituated in their times
هِيَ لا شَكَّ مُعْصِرٌ غيرَ أَن الـ
ـقَدَّ مِنْها يَقُولُ لِي هِيَ أَمْرَدْ
She is undoubtedly a tearer, though her
Ancientness says to me she is withered
حملَتْ زينةَ الفَريقين فوقَ النـ
ـهدِ عِقدٌ وفي الجفونِ المُهَنَّد
She carried the adornment of both cheeks over her soft skin
A necklace on her neck and kohl lined eyes
قدْ رَوى السحرَ لحظُهَا فهو يُمْلي
كلَّ يومٍ منه علينا مُجَلَّد
Her glance saturated with magic, dictating
To us each day a different binding spell
وقرأَنَا الغريبَ من فمِها الكا
مِلِ حُسْناً والثَّغْرُ فيه المبرّدْ
And we read the exotic from her perfect mouth
Beauty and chilled lips
كَحَلُ الجَفْنِ مَازَجَ الكُحلَ فيه
فَشرِبْنا مِنه السُّلافَ مُوَلَّدْ
Eyeliner blended with kohl so we drank
From it the mixed wine
هي من حُسنها تُميتُ وتُحيي
وَهْي من لِينِها تَحِلُّ وتَعْقِد
With her beauty she kills and gives life
With her softness she adorns and casts off
إِنْ أَرتْنا بوجْهِها ساعةَ الوصْـ
ـلِ أَرتْنا بفرعِها ليلَة الصَّد
If she showed us her face in the hour of union
She showed us her branch in the night of estrangement
فَتَنَتْني بأُقحوانٍ مُندَّىً
وسبَتْنِي بِيَاسمينٍ مُورَّد
She tempted me with narcissi and enticed me
With blooming jasmine
وأَرَادَتْ بالسِّحر قَتْلي ولم تد
رِ بأَنِّي مؤيَّدٌ بالمؤيَّد
She wanted to magically murder me but did not know
I am supported by the Ultimate Supporter
مَنْ رآه فقدْ تأَيَّد لكن
جودُه في نَداه مَا يَتَأَيَّد
He who saw Him has gained support but
His benevolence in His call is not supported
ملكٌ جودُه تقرَّب مِنَّا
مثلمَا فَضْلُه إِليْنا تَوَّدد
A King whose benevolence drew near us
Just as His grace affectionately cuddled us
يهتدي القاصِدونَ في ظُلم الليـ
ـلِ بنورٍ من نجمِ دين مُحَمَّد
The resolute are guided in the darkness of night
By the light from the star of the religion of Muhammed
قد كَساهُ الإِلهُ نوراً ولكنْ
هو في نصرِ دينه قد تَجَرَّد
God covered him in light but he
Stripped himself in supporting the religion
أَنجَدَ الدِّينَ عَزْمُه فِلهذَا
ذِكْرُه في الزَّمان غَار وَأَنْجد
His resolve championed the faith so
His remembrance in time roared and triumphed
هو أَحْمى مِمَّا تَدَرَّعَ في الحر
ب وهْوَ أَمْضَى مِنْ مَشْرِفيٍّ مُهند
He is more protective than an armored one in war
And more decisive than a sharpened blade
خاطِرٌ حاضِرٌ وبأْسٌ شديدٌ
وعُلاً شامِخٌ وعِزٌّ مُشَيَّد
A ready conscience, fierce might
Lofty stature and established glory
فهناهُ عيدٌ أَتى وأُهَنِّيـ
ـهِ وقَدْ صَام أَلْفَ عامٍ وَعَيَّدْ
So here is an occasion come and I congratulate him
For he fasted a thousand years and celebrated
فلنا البِرُّ عِنْده والعَطَايا
ولَه المَدْحُ والثَّناءُ المُخَلَّد
For us is virtue through him and grants
And for him is eternal praise and poetry
