ما تَرَى في الصَّبُوحِ أيّدَكَ اللَّ

هُ فَهَذَا أوانُ حَثِّ الصُّبُوحِ

What you see in the dawn, has Allah strengthened you

So this is the time to motivate the dawns

غَسَقٌ راحِلٌ وَدِيْكٌ صَدُوحٌ

فَأَجِبْ دَعْوَةَ المُنادِي الصَّدُوحِ

Darkness is departing and a rooster is calling

So answer the call of the passionate caller

وكأنّ الصَّبَاحَ أَوْجُهُ رُهْبَا

نِ تَطَلَّعْنَ مِنْ فُتُوقِ المسوحِ

And it's as if the morning has frightened faces

That looked out from the openings of the veils

وَأَرَى القَطْرَ قَدْ تَتَابَعَ يَحْكي

دَمْعَ عَيْنَيْ أَخِي فُؤَادٍ قَرِيْحِ

And I see the raindrops continuously falling

Telling the tears of my brother, the heart's confidant

وعى الدَّيْكَدَانِ قِدْرَانِ أَذْكَى

مِنْ عَبِيْرٍ بِقَهْوَةٍ مَجْدُوحِ

And on the stove are two pots more aromatic

Than the fragrance of cardamom-infused coffee

وَكَبَابٌ مُشَرّحٌ أَرْهَفَتْهُ

كَفُّ طاهٍ لطيفةُ التّشْرِيْحِ

And kebabs well-marinated, which were tenderized

By the delicate hands of a gentle cook

ولنا قَيْنَةٌ كهَمِّكَ طِيْباً

وأخٌ ماجِدٌ خَفيفُ الرُّوحِ

And we have a beloved as sweet as your worries

And a glorious brother, gentle of soul

ورحيقٌ مُعَتّقٌ كِسْرَوِيٌّ

كَدَمِ الشّادِنِ الغَرِيْرِ الذَّبِيْحِ

And aged wine like the syrup of cherries

Like the blood of a slain, neighing gazelle

وَمُغِنٍّ يُرِيْكَ مَعْبَدَ في المَجْ

لِسِ حِذْقاً وَمَعْبَدٌ في الضَّرِيْحِ

And a singer who shows you in the gathering

Skill in music and skill in elegy

مُطْرِبُ الزِّيْرِ والمثالِثِ والبَمْ

مِ فَصيحٌ يَشْدُو بِعُودٍ فَصِيْحِ

The melodist of the strings, the lutes and the bam

Clear-voiced, singing with a tuneful lute

وَصُنُوفٌ من الرَّيَاحِيْنِ لَيْسَتْ

مِنْ عَرَارٍ وَمِنْ أفانين سيح

And varieties of entertainers, not

Of weaklings or fleeting pleasures

وسقاة مثل الطياء علينا

تتهادى من سَانِحٍ وَبَرِيْحِ

And servers like deer around us

Swaying from a slippery to a smooth terrain

كلُّ سَاجِي الجُفُونِ في رِيْقهِ ال

بُرْءُ وَفي لَفْظِهِ سَقَامُ الصَّحِيْحِ

All with sleepy eyes in their saliva no

Illness and in their words the health of the healthy

مُخْطَفُ الخَصْرِ والقِبَاءِ كَغُصْنِ ال

بَانَةِ الغَضِّ يَوْمَ غيمٍ وَرِيْحٍ

Snatching waists and moving robes like a bendy

Sapling on a cloudy and windy day

لك غيرُ القَبيحِ ما تَبْتَغي مِنْ

ه وحَاشَاكَ مِنْ فَعَالٍ القَبِيْحِ

You have nothing but the best of what you seek from it

And far be you from doing anything ugly

فَتَفَضَّلْ وَكُنْ جَوَابَ كِتَابي

واعْصِ في اللَّهْوِ قَوْلَ كُلِّ نَصِيْحِ

So please, be the answer to my letter

And in amusement, ignore the words of all advisers