أَتَتنِيَ مِن تِلكَ السَجايا بِنَفحَةٍ

أَتَتنِيَ مِن تِلكَ السَجايا بِنَفحَةٍ

هَزَزتُ لَها في الحَيِّ عِطفَيَّ مِن عُجبي

هَزَزتُ لَها في الحَيِّ عِطفَيَّ مِن عُجبي

It came to me from those virtues, bearing a fragrant breath;

A breeze came to me from those meadows

I swayed from side to side among the people, in admiration of it.

I swayed to it in life out of my wonder

وَما ذاكَ إِلّا أَنَّ عَرفَ تَحِيَّةٍ

وَما ذاكَ إِلّا أَنَّ عَرفَ تَحِيَّةٍ

نَفَضتَ بِها مِسكاً عَلى الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ

نَفَضتَ بِها مِسكاً عَلى الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ

And that was only because the scent of a greeting—

That was only because a greeting was recognized

With which you scattered musk over East and West—

With which you sprinkled musk over the East and West

تَصَدّى بِها الرَكبُ المُغَرِّبُ غَدوَةً

تَصَدّى بِها الرَكبُ المُغَرِّبُ غَدوَةً

فَقُلتُ أَمِن دارينَ مُدَّلَجُ الرَكبِ

فَقُلتُ أَمِن دارينَ مُدَّلَجُ الرَكبِ

Came with the westbound caravan at daybreak;

The traveling caravan heading west was diverted by it at dawn

So I said, “Did the caravan set out by night from Darin?”

So I said is it from the two abodes the diverted caravan?

سَيَنشَقُّ عَن نَورِ الوِدادِ بِها فمي

سَيَنشَقُّ عَن نَورِ الوِدادِ بِها فمي

فَقَد أَنبَتَت ما أَنبَتَت لَكَ في قَلبي

فَقَد أَنبَتَت ما أَنبَتَت لَكَ في قَلبي

Through it my mouth will open, revealing affection’s blossom,

My mouth will split open from the light of love for it

For it has brought forth in my heart for you what it has brought forth.

For it produced what it produced for you in my heart

وَإِنّي وَإِن كُنتُ الخَلِيَّ لِشَيِّقٌ

وَإِنّي وَإِن كُنتُ الخَلِيَّ لِشَيِّقٌ

إِلَيكَ عَلى بُعدِ المَنازِلِ وَالقُربِ

إِلَيكَ عَلى بُعدِ المَنازِلِ وَالقُربِ

And I, though carefree, am indeed filled with longing

And I, although I am the intimate friend, am passionate

For you, whether our dwellings are distant or near.

To you from afar and from near

خَلا أَنَّ حالاً لَو قَضَت بِتَفَرُّغي

خَلا أَنَّ حالاً لَو قَضَت بِتَفَرُّغي

إِلى لازِمٍ مِن حَجِّ مَنزِلِكَ الرَحبِ

إِلى لازِمٍ مِن حَجِّ مَنزِلِكَ الرَحبِ

Yet if circumstances allowed me to devote myself

Except that if my state allowed me to devote

To the binding duty of pilgrimage to your spacious home,

Myself to visiting your vast abode

لَقُمتُ لَهُ ما بَينَ أَعلامِ رَيَّةٍ

لَقُمتُ لَهُ ما بَينَ أَعلامِ رَيَّةٍ

وَبَينَ حِمى وادي الأَشاءِ مِنَ التُربِ

وَبَينَ حِمى وادي الأَشاءِ مِنَ التُربِ

I would surely set out for it across the stretch between Rayya’s heights

I would stand up for it between the flags of Rayya

And the protected grounds of Wadi al-Asha—that expanse of earth.

And the protected valley of Al-Ashaa from the sand

وَبَعدُ فَلا يُعطِش أَبا الحَسَنِ الحَيا

وَبَعدُ فَلا يُعطِش أَبا الحَسَنِ الحَيا

بِلادَكَ وَاِلتَفَّت عَلَيكَ حُلى الخِصبِ

بِلادَكَ وَاِلتَفَّت عَلَيكَ حُلى الخِصبِ

And finally, Abu al-Hasan, may the rain never leave thirsty

Afterwards, may life not thirst Abu Al-Hasan

Your lands; and may the adornments of fertility enfold you.

For your lands, and may prosperity turn to you