سلامٌ له وجهٌ من الحبّ ناضرُ

ولحظٌ بعين القلب والروح ناظرُ

A greeting of love illuminates his face,

His gaze with the eye of heart and soul observing.

لريحانة القلب الّذي غرسه الحشا

بروضة سرّي منه فاحت أزاهر

For the basil of the heart that the Almighty planted

In the garden of my secret, from which flowers diffused their fragrance.

وأمّا اشتياقي والسؤال فإنّه

إليكم وعنكم وافرٌ متواتر

As for my longing and questioning, it is indeed

Abundantly recurring, about you and for you.

يجلّ عن الإحصاء عدّاً وكثرةً

وأن تحمل المعشارَ منه الدفاتر

It defies enumeration and counting for its excess

And overflows the pages if recorded in notebooks.

ففي ظاهر ودٌّ وفي السرّ مثله

لكم وهو يبدو يوم تُبلى السرائر

My affection is evident, and my secret matches it,

For you, to be revealed when hidden thoughts are laid bare.