بَشير لقا الأَحبّة حينَ حَيّا

دَعا مَيت الهَوى العُذريِّ حَيّا

Bashir met the loved ones when he greeted

He revived the dead passion of the chaste with greetings

وَداعي البشر بِالأَحباب نادى

أَلا حَيّا عَلى الأَفراح حَيّا

And the caller of mankind called with the loved ones

Lo! Greetings upon joy! Greetings!

أَدارَ لَنا سلاف هَناً وَأُنسٍ

فَكَم أَحيا الهَنا داراً وَحيّا

He brought us a radiant gathering and companionship

So he enlivened this gathering and home with greetings

وَساقي خندريس طلا النَدامى

لَنا قَمَر جَلا شَمس الحَميّا

And the cupbearer of wine brought moons for the repentants

He brought forth for us a shining moon, the sun of communion

وَبي أَحوى حَوى رقّ المُعَنّى

بِمَعنى رقّةٍ وَسَنا مُحيّا

And the one I love is infused with the softness of meaning

With soft meaning and brilliant attributes

فَدَيتك أَيُّها الرَشأ المُفَدّى

إِلى كَم أَنتَ تَهجُرُني مَليّا

I sacrifice myself for you, O my dear ransomed one

To what extent do you shun me for long?

أَلي أَم لِلوشاة لظاك تصلي

فَمَن أَولى بِجذوتها صِليّا

Is it to me or to the slanderers that your aversion prays?

So who is worthier of its embers, roasted?

وَما لِشَراب هَجرك عَلقَمياً

وَكاس رِضاب ثَغرك سكَّريّا

What makes the wine of your estrangement bitter to me

And the cup of your mouth’s pleasure sealed shut?

وَعلمي أَنَّ قَدّك سَمهريٌّ

فَما لسهام لَحظك مَشرفيّا

And I know your stature is lofty

So why do I see your glances debased?

وَعَهدي أَنَّ طرفك كسرويّ

فَما بالي أَراه حَيدريّا

And my pact is your glance is imperial

So why do I see it plebeian?

وَكُنت إِخال خالك عَنبرياً

فَما للثغر أَصبح جَوهَريّا

You were like your maternal uncle fragrant

So why has your mouth become like gems?

فَهيّا يا ندامى الحيّ هَيّا

إِلى حان وَأَلحان تهيّا

So come O revelers of life! Come!

To a feast and melodies, be vitalized!

كَأَنّا بِالسُرور وَقَد تَدانى

فَمثّل لِلنُهى بَشراً سَويّا

It is as if joy has come close to us

So it represented the exemplar to debauchery

وَرقَّ وَراق ماء البشر فينا

فَأَصبَح بَيننا طلقاً سَريّا

And the water of people's faces shone among us

So it became clear drafts among us

وَردناه عَلى ظَمأ فَنِلنا

بِريّا طيبه رِيّاً وَرَيّا

We quenched our thirst with it, and so we obtained

Ample, good, abundant drink

فَلَو أَنّا هَززنا جذع لَهو

عَلَينا ساقطت رُطباً جَنيّا

So if we shook the trunk of bliss

Ripe fruit would have fallen upon us

وَأَغصان الرُبى أَشبَهنَ غيداً

أَزاهرها لَها اِنتَظَمَت حليّا

And the branches of joy resembled garlands

With flowers systematically arrayed as ornament

وَغَنّى طَيرها طَرَباً فَأَشجى

خَليّاً وَاِستهامَ بِنا شَجيّا

And its birds sang with musical delight

Privately inspiring us and openly rousing us

وَقَد نادى البدار بدار أُنس

وَظلّ ظَلَّ ناديهِ نديّا

And the butler called to the abode of companionship

And the echo of his call remained vociferous

صَفا وَقت الصَفاء لَنا وَلَولا

لقا الأَحباب أَصبَحَ أَكدَريّا

It purified the time of purity for us, and had it not been

For meeting loved ones, it would have been gloomy

عنيت لِقاء أَحمَد مَن تَهادى

لَهُ حمدي فَطابَ شَذاً وَريّا

I intended meeting Ahmad among those who tread to him

My praise of him was sweet smelling and ample

وَحيد أُولي النُهى شَرَفاً وَحلماً

وَمَجداً قَد تَأثّل هاشِميّا

And Haydara who is qualified with glory and forbearance

And glory which adorned itself Hashimi

أَخا حَزم لَهُ الهِمم العَوالي

وَعَزم دون غايَتِهِ الثريّا

My brother Hazm, his aspirations are lofty

And determination below his goal multitudinous

وَطَبع مِن نَسيم الرَوض أَذكى

شَميماً وَهوَ أَنضر عَبقريّا

And a disposition from the breeze of the meadow more sagacious

A fragrance, while it is the greenest, most intelligent

وَلُطف شَمائل يُتلى ثَناها

فَيذكي طيب عُنصرها الذَكيّا

And manners whose merits are recited

So it kindles the goodly essence the most wise

وَأَخلاق مَكارمها اِستَطالَت

فَأَنست حاتماً وَعَدت عَدِيّا

And his perfect morals

So they made Hatim forgetful and counted him redundant

وَأَوصاف مَحامدها تَوالَت

فَكانَ مَقامها فينا عَليّا

And the descriptions of his praise followed

So his position among us became most high

وَذو شِيَم لَها ما زالَ أَهلاً

كَما أَمسى المناظر أَجنَبيّا

And the one whose traits are still worthy

As the sights have become unfamiliar

فَلو أَني لَها عانَيت عدّاً

لأَعياني وَأَصبَح لي عَصيّا

So if I enumerated his brilliance

My power would abandon me and become recalcitrant

فَها أَنا لا أُجيد سِوى التَهاني

فَعيشي لَم يَزَل رَغداً هَنيّا

So here I am, I know nothing but congratulations

Thus my life has remained comfortable and gratified

أَلا يا مَعشَر الأَحباب نَهلا

رِدوا كَأس المَسَرّة كَوثَريّا

Lo, O group of loved ones, come drink

Return the cup of joy like a rushing river

وَها عَنا العَناء وَهى فَهَل لا

عرا مَن كانَ مِنهُ بِنا عريّا

Ha! We are free of toil, so is there one who

Would blame he among us who was naked?

فَلَيسَ سِوى العَناء بِهِ جَديراً

وَلَيسَ سِوى الهَناء بِنا حَريّا

For none deserves but toil

And none deserves but joy strongly

وَإِنّا لا نَرى لِلناس ضَيماً

فَلا يَخشَ الضَعيف بِنا قَويّا

And we do not see wrong done to people

So the weak should not fear us as strong

عَلى أَنا بِحَمد اللَه قَوم

نَرى سنَن الهِداية أَحمَديّا

Since we are, by the grace of God, a people

Who see the ways of guidance Ahmadi

فَيا اِبن الأَكرَمين إِلَيكَ بكراً

جَلَت لَك حُسنَها الأَسنى البَهيّا

So O son of the two most noble, unto you early

Your perfections shone, the most radiant

أَتَت بِقُدومك الباهي تهنّي

أَحبّتنا فَلَم تَكُ تَلقَ غيّا

With your arrival the splendid, our loved ones congratulated

So they did not remain uninformed

فَدُمت مَدى الزَمان عَزيز قَوم

وَدامَ الضدّ مُبتَذلاً زَريّا

So may you eternally remain mighty of people

And the opposite remain humiliated, disdained

وَلا زالَت شُموسك مُشرِقات

وَلا بَرح الزَمان بِها مضيّا

And may your suns remain shining

And time with them not cease

مَدى الأَيّام ما حَيّا المَعالي

بَشير لقا الأَحبّة حينَ حَيّا

The span of days, as long as glories live

Bashir met the loved ones when he greeted