هوى الحسان الكواعب

مفتاح كنز المطالب

The beautiful maidens are the key to attaining desires,

And love is the noblest path,

والحب أسنى المذاهب

إلى عليِّ المراتب

To reach the highest stations.

And to obtain every wish-

ونيل كل المآرب

من لم يذق بالتصابي

Those who have not tasted the sweetness of affection's wine,

Remain veiled from the beauty of the lovely gazelles.

لذيذ كأس الشراب

فهو الّذي في حجاب

We who have drank the pure wine of passion-

Are enraptured by the scene wherein we became intoxicated,

عن حسن غيد الربائب

الكاعبات الترائب

While the beloved of love was absent,

And the star of the universe was setting.

نحن الّذي شربنا

صافي الهوى فطربنا

Salma and Labana say in words alluding to meaning-

Our eyes have become accustomed to beauty,

بمشهدٍ فيه غبنا

وشاهد الحبّ غائب

Adorned but with an eyebrow.

From it we saw wonders,

وكوكب الكون غارب

تقول سلمى ولبنى

So roam with it and then sing,

And narrate to the youth about me.

لفظاً يشير لمعنى

أمسى إلى الحسن عينا

The path of love has made me an artist,

My mind has been lost through it,

زينت ولكن بحاجب

منه رأينا العجائب

And the heart's duty has been neglected.

Gifts are only from the one who drew near and humbled himself

فاشطح به ثمّ غنِّي

وارو الصبابة عنّي

To his Master, prayers be upon him,

And the best of pure lineages,

فمذهب الحبّ فنّي

عقلي بها بات ذاهب

And the companions, people of virtues.

وواجب القلب سالب

وما المواهب إلّا

ممّن دنا فتدلّى

عليه مولاه صلّى

مع خير آلٍ أطايب

والصحب أهل المناقب