مَن لِصَبّ لَم يَنَل أَرَبا

مُستهلّ الدَمع هامرُه

He whose love did not reach the one he desired

With tears flowing down his cheeks

ذو غَرامٍ سامَهُ شَجَنا

وَهَوى الآرام قاهرُه

Passionately in love, anguished by yearning

Longing for tranquility, but it overpowers him

وَاللواحي حمّلته عَنا

لَم يَزَل دَوماً يساهرُه

Hardships have burdened him with suffering

He remains sleepless through the nights

وَيح قَلبي ظَلّ مُرتهنا

وَالظبا تيها تغادرُه

Alas, my heart remains captive

While the gazelle freely roams away from it

وَغَزال هزّ قَدّ قَنا

فتنَ الأَلباب ناظرُه

A slender gazelle who has torn my soul

Charming all hearts who gaze upon it

بِأَبي مِنهُ بَديع سَنا

قَمر تَزهو مَظاهرُه

With smooth, radiant cheeks

Free from any blemish near it

خَدّهُ الوَردي طابَ جَنى

جَلّ عَن رَيب يجاورُه

I have refrained from whomsoever lacks modesty

Until I can be wary of him

صُنت عَمَّن لامني أذنا

رَيثَما أَنّي أحاذرُه

And lips like a brimming cup

Does he perhaps exchange glances with it?

وَمدام الثَغر كَأس هَنا

أَتُرى نِدّاً يناظرُه

Beyond what I hope for from him

The trustworthy protector of glory

غَير ما أَملت فيه مُنى

وَأَمين المَجد ناشرُه

When I recite poetry to him

I list his outstanding merits

مَن إِذا أَتلو لَدَيهِ ثَنا

رَتّلت مَدحي مآثرُه

How much love we have bestowed

The first fruits of which his benevolence yielded

أَريحيّ كَم حبا مننا

من ندىً جادَت بواكرُه

Every beautiful meaning he attained

When his triumphs had faded

كُلّ مَعنى حازَهُ حسنا

عِندَما باهَت مفاخرُه

He is a rain of righteousness if we go astray

His firm resolve manifesting mightily

فَهوَ غَيث البرِّ إِن هَتَنا

لَمَعت بَطشاَ بواترُه

Neither does he attack nor encounter

Victorious in all that he undertakes

لا اِنبرَى يَلقى هنا وَمنى

ظافِراً فيما يبادرُه