قدرة الله قد قضت والإرادهْ

ببعادي وكان هذا مرادهْ

God's decree was fulfilled, and His will

To separate me, which was His intent.

والرضا بالقضاء فرضٌ علينا

وهو للعبد طاعةً وعبادهْ

Accepting fate's decree is incumbent upon us,

And for the servant, obedience and worship.

إنّ تسليمنا إلى الله أمسى

سُلَّم الارتِقا لأوج السعاده

Our surrender to God has become

The ladder of ascension to the peak of bliss.

غير أنّي من لوعتي واشتياقي

وزفيري من النوى وزياده

Except my yearning and longing

And my sighs of passion grow more.

سيما منذ غاب بدر سعودي

من شهودي لوجه نجل سعاده

Especially since the full moon of Saud

Disappeared from my sight, the son of bliss,

خير خلٍّ تخلّل الروح منّي

ومن الجسم يسترقّ فؤاده

The best companion that pervaded my soul

And stole my heart away.

دام من ذكر ربّه في شهودٍ

وترقِّي سعادةٍ وسياده

May he, whose remembrance of his Lord continues

In ascension, bliss and supremacy, endure.

قد أتاني كتابه كربيعٍ

زهرُه بالوفاء كان وداده

His letter came to me like springtime,

Its flowers of loyalty and affection.

فاح منه نفح الصفا والتهاني

وبه قد شممت نشر الإفاده

From it blew the fragrance of purity and greetings,

And through it I sensed the spreading of benefit.