عروس تحيّاتٍ من الحسن تنجلي

بعقدِ بديعٍ زانه أعظمُ الحُلي

A bride of greetings radiant with beauty

Adorned with a splendid necklace, the greatest of jewels

فتهدي عن الداعي دعاءً لمن غدا

له في سماء القلب أحسن منزل

She conveys on behalf of the summoner a prayer for him

Who has the best dwelling in the sky of the heart

وإنّي على عهدي أهيم بحبّه

غراماً ويا ويل الشجيّ من الخلي

And I, true to my vow, am enamored with his love

Passionately - and woe to the arid from anguish

على أنّني بكري وشاعت محبّتي

له فادّعوا أنّي تشيّعت في علي

Though I am chaste, my love for him has spread

So they claim I am infatuated with Ali

وما ضرّني هذا وإن لام لائمي

فوجدي به ينمو على رغم عُذّلي

This does not hurt me, though my critic berates me

For my passion flourishes despite his censure

وكيف ومحبوبي غريبٌ مصغَّرٌ

لتعظيمه في لطفه والتجمّل

How could it not when my beloved is a youth made petite

To exalt his grace and adornment

وتعويق كتبي لم يكن عن تهاونٍ

بمن هو عندي من أجلّ مبجلي

My scarce writing was not due to neglect

Of one who is to me the most majestic of the eminent

ولكنّني ألقاه في القلب حاضراً

وكأس شهودي من تدانيه ممتلي

But I behold him in my heart present

And the cup of my witnessing from his nearness brimming

ومرآة قلبي مثل مرآة قلبه

بصيقل نور الحبّ في الله تنجلي

The mirror of my heart is like the mirror of his heart

Burnished by the light of love, in God gleaming

فأشهده منّي ويشهدني كذا

ومنّي له في الغيب جمعٌ ومنه لي

I behold him from me and he beholds me thus

From me to him gathered, and him to me

عليه سلام الله في كلّ لمحةٍ

مدى الدهر ما قد فاح معطار مندلي

Upon him Allah's peace at every glance

For as long as time flows, the fragrance of my kerchief diffusing

وما جئت أهديه على الورد والوفا

عروس تحيّاتٍ من الحسن تنجلي

I have not come to gift him roses and loyalty

A bride of greetings radiant with beauty