عَزَمتَ يا مُتلِفي عَلى السَفَرِ
واطولَ خَوفي عَلَيكَ واحَذَري
You were determined, my companion, to travel
And my greatest fear is for you, so beware
يُؤيِسُني مِن لِقاكَ قَولُهُمُ
بِأَنَّهُ لا رُجوعَ لِلقَمَرِ
What they say makes me despair of seeing you again
That the moon never returns
تَمَهَّل مُضنى جَفاك
تَحَمَّل ذُبتُ في هَواك
Be gentle with me, though you've abandoned me
Endure, I'm consumed with passion for you
يا مَن حَكى الظَبيَ في تَلَفُّتِهِ
وَفاقَهُ بِالدَلالِ وَالخَفَرِ
O you who told of the gazelle in her turning
And surpassed her in charm and grace
أَتَلفتَني بِالصُدودِ مُعتَدِياً
فَذَلَّ عِزّي وَعَزَّ مُصطَبَري
You've wearied me with your distance, transgressing
So my glory is humbled but my patience exalted
تَدَلَّل مُهجَتي فِداك
تَسَهَّل بَعضُ ذا كَفاك
My love begs for you
Some of that palm of yours would appease me
وَدَّعتَني وَالدُموعُ سائِحَةٌ
لَو عَرَضَت لِلمَطِيَّ لَم تَسِرِ
And you left while tears flowed
If they'd been shown to the rider, he wouldn't have departed
وَخاطِري بِالفُراقِ مُنكَسِرٌ
وَلاعِجُ الوَجدِ غَيرُ مُنكَسِرِ
And my heart is broken by the separation
While the agony of passion leaves it not shattered
مُبَلبَل أَرتَجي لِقاك
أُعَلَّل أَنَّني أَراك
I'm confused, I hope to see you
I'm crippled, believing I'll look upon you
عَلَيكَ جِسمٌ كَالماءِ رِقَّتُهُ
يَضُمُّ قَلباً قُدَّ مِن حَجَرِ
You've a body soft as water
Containing a heart made of stone
وَطَلعَةٌ كَالهِلالِ مُشرِقَةٌ
تُزهى عَلى غُصنِ قَدِّكَ النَضِرِ
And a face like the crescent moon shining
Adorning that delicate branch of your neck
إِذا أَقبَل يَخجَلُ الأَراك
وَيَذبُل عِندَما يَراك
When he comes near, he is bashful
And withers when he sees you
إِن قيلَ قَد رُمتَ في الهَوى بَدَلاً
فَاِنظُر فَليسَ العِيانُ كَالخَبَرِ
If they say you've been infatuated with another
Look, for reports are not like eyewitnessing
فَتِّش فُؤادي فَأَنتَ ساكِنُهُ
فَليسَ فيهِ سِواكَ مِن بَشَرِ
Search my heart, for you dwell there
Within it none but you of mortals exist
تَأَمَّل هَل بِهِ سِواك
لِيُقفَل مُقتَضى رِضاك
See if it contains any but you
To fulfill the requirement of your satisfaction
كَأَنَّ نارَ الجَحيمِ هَجرُكَ لي
لَم تُبقِ مِن مُهجَتي وَلَم تَذرِ
As if the fires of hell deserted me because of you
Leaving none of my love behind or sparing it
إِن كانَ أَقصى مُناكَ سَفكَ دَمي
فَليسَ عِندي لِذاكَ مِن أَثَرِ
If your utmost against me is to shed my blood
To me there is in that no trace
أَيَحمِل حَتفاً مَن رَجاك
وَيُقتَل وَهوَ في حِماك
Can one who hoped in you bear destruction
And be killed while under your protection?
يا قَلبِ قَد كانَ ما بُليتَ بِهِ
فَاِصبِر لِحُكمِ القَضاءِ وَالقَدَرِ
O heart, what you've suffered was fate and destiny
So be patient with the judgment of divine decree
فَالصَبرُ كَالصَبرِ في مَرارَتِهِ
لَكِنَّ فيهِ عَواقِبَ الظَفَرِ
For patience in the bitterness of adversity
Holds within it the fruits of victory
تَحَمَّل في الهَوى أَذاك
نُدَلَّل كَي نَرى مُناك
Endure the passion for him
We'll be indulged that we may look upon him
