لم يَنْهَهُ العَذلُ لكِنْْ زَادَه لَهَجَا

والعذلُ مما يَزيدُ المُستهامَ شَجَى

His disapproval did not discourage him, rather it intensified his passion,

And disapproval is what increases longing in the enamored one.

أضَعْتَ نُصحَكَ فِيمن ليس يسمَعهُ

ولا يَرى في ضَلالاتِ الهوى حَرَجَا

You gave advice in vain to one who does not listen,

And does not see any fault in the delusions of love.

ما قلبُه حاضرُ النّجوَى فيردَعُهُ الن

نَاهِي ولا نَهيَهُ في سمعِهِ وَلَجَا

His heart is not present at the tryst to be restrained by the advisor,

Nor does his advice reach his deaf ears.

مُدلَّهٌ فارقَ الأحبابَ أغْبَطَ مَا

كانُوا وكانَ بِهم جذلانَ مُبتهِجَا

A lovesick one who parted from loved ones, grieved over

What they were, when he was joyous in their company.

يستخبرُ الدّارَ عنهم صبوةً فإذا

أَعيَتْ عليهِ جواباً ناحَ أَو نَشَجا

He asks the abode about them at dawn, so if it is

Unable to respond, he cries or laments.

فاضَت بِقَانِي الدّمِ المنهلّ مقلتُهُ

فكلُّ راءٍ رآها ظنّها وَدَجَا

My tears flowed copiously from their spring, so every spectator thought them a deluge.

Oh what a night of anguish dawns upon him and what

يا ويْحَهُ مِن جوىً يغدُو عليه ومِنْ

جَوىً يَرُوحُ إذا ليلُ الهمومِ دَجَا

A night of anguish descends when the night of sorrows becomes dark.

I would sacrifice an image that travelled by night and at dawn

أَفِدي خيالاً سَرَى ليلاً فأَشرَقَتِ الد

دُنيا بأَنوارِه والصبحُ ما انْبَلَجَا

The world was illuminated by its lights and the morning had not yet broken.

I was amazed by him crossing formidable obstacles, traversing

عجبتُ منهُ تخطّى الهولَ مُعترِضاً

أَرضَ العِدا وَوُشَاةَ الحيِّ كيفَ نَجَا

The land of enemies and the evil whisperers, how did he escape?

Whenever I see the beloved breeze organized,

إِذا رأَيتُ حَبَابَ الرّاحِ مُنتظماً

ذكرتُ ذاكَ الرُّضَابَ العذبَ والبَلَجَا

I remember that fresh and sweet calmness.

Oh what distance remains between us, their traveling mounts

يَا لي من البَينِ لا زالَت مَطِيَّهُمُ

حَسْرَى إذا إرتَحَلَت معقولَةً بِوَجَى

Left grief behind whenever they departed loaded with supplies.

They travelled with the delight of my eyes in their litters,

سَارَت بإِنسانِ عَيني في هَوادِجِهَا

فما رَأَتْ مَنظَراً من بَعدِهِمْ بَهِجَا

So my eyes never saw a pleasant sight after them.

I parted from them as if I never found joy with them,

فارقتُهُم فكأَنّي ما سُرِرتُ بِهِم

يَوماً وقد عِشْتُ مسروراً بِهمِ حِجَجَا

And I had lived happily with them for many pilgrimages.