يا بنَ الْبَهالِيلِ والأَطْوادِ مِنْ مُضَرِ

والْمُنْعِمينَ بسَيْبٍ يُخْجِلُ الدِّيما

O son of valorous men and noble lineage from Mudar,

Bestowed with generosity that would shame the most generous,

قَدْ دَلَّ نَظْمُكَ للدُّرِّ الثّمينِ بِلا

شَكٍّ بأَنَّكَ بَحْرٌ للعُلُومِ طَمَا

Your refined poetry clearly points to you being

An ocean of knowledge, no doubt.

ورُمْتَ إبْداءَ عَتْبٍ في مُلاطَفةٍ

وقَدْ أَسأْتُ بِبُعْدِي فاحْتَمِل كَرَما

You began gently admonishing me,

Though I was at fault with my distance, so bear with me kindly.

فالشَّوْقُ بالشَّوْقِ مُنْقاسٌ ومُعْتَبَرٌ

قَضَى بذلِكَ خَيْرُ الرُّسْلِ والْحُكمَا

Yearning is matched with yearning, this is the just measure,

As decreed by the best of messengers and the wise.

ولا أُشْكِّكُ بالتَّشْكيكِ فَهُوَ عَلَى

تَواطُؤٍ باتّحادِ الْجِنْسِ قَدْ حَكَما

I have no doubts or suspicions, for they are

Of one kind and against the unity of souls, as both have ruled.

ومُوجِباتُ وِدادي فيكَ ما سُلِبَتْ

ولا غَدا عَقْدُ وُدِّي عَنْكَ مُنْفَصِما

The reasons for my love of you have not been taken away

Nor will the knot of my affection be severed from you.

ولا انْفَصَلْتُ لِمَنْعِ الْجَمْعِ مُذْ وَلِهَتْ

نَفْسِي بِمَنْعِ خُلُوٍّ صارَ مُلْتَزَما

Since my soul became devoted to you, I have not

Parted for fear of losing our connection.

مُحَصّلاتُ وِدادي ما رَضيتُ لَها

عَنْكَ الْعُدُولَ ولا أَوْلَيْتُها الْعَدَما

I have not given up on my feelings for you

Or wished them away, not at all.

وقَدْ تَأَلَّفَ شَكْلانَا عَلَى نَمَطٍ

لَهُ نَتائِجُ وُدٍّ تَمْنَعُ الْعُقُمَا

Our forms have become harmonized in a way

That has affectionate results and prevents barrenness.