أَيُّها العاتِبُ الَّذي رامَ هَجري

وَاِبتَداني بِهَجرِهِ وَالتَجَنّي

O you who reproached me and decided to abandon me

And began to shun me with your estrangement

أَبِعِلمٍ أَتَيتَ ما جِئتَ مِنّي

عَمرَكَ اللَهَ سادِراً أَم بِظَنِّ

Did you come to me with knowledge or just suspicion?

May God prolong your life, whether clear-headed or doubtful

وَلَوَ اِنَّ الَّذي عَرَضتَ عَلَينا

كانَ مِن عِندِ غَيرِكُم لَم يَرُعني

Even if what was presented to us

Had come from someone other than you, it would not have disturbed me

أَنتِ كُنتِ المُنى وَرُؤيَتُكِ الخُلدُ

فَقَري عَيناً بِهِ وَاِطمَئِنّي

You were my greatest desire, and seeing you was eternity

So rest your eye on that, and be assured

وَاِعلَمي أَنَّ ذا مِنَ الأَمرِ حَقٌّ

قِسمَةٌ حازَها لَكِ اللَهُ مِنّي

And know that this is the truth of the matter

A destiny granted to you by God from me

فَلَقَد نِلتِ مِن فُؤادي مَحَلّاً

لَو تَمَنَّيتِ زادَ فَوقَ التَمَنّي

For you have attained a place in my heart

That, had you wished, would be more than you could wish for