هبْ أَنَّ مِصرَ جِنانُ الخُلدِ ما اشتهتِ الن

هبْ أَنَّ مِصرَ جِنانُ الخُلدِ ما اشتهتِ الن

نُفوسُ فيها من اللّذّاتِ مَوجودُ

نُفوسُ فيها من اللّذّاتِ مَوجودُ

Suppose Egypt were the gardens of eternity, with all that souls desire

Suppose Egypt is the gardens of eternity, and whatever is desired

of delights present within it—

by souls, in the way of pleasures, is found there.

ماذا انْتفاعِي إذا كانت زَخَارِفُها

ماذا انْتفاعِي إذا كانت زَخَارِفُها

موجودةً وحبيبُ النفسِ مفقودُ

موجودةً وحبيبُ النفسِ مفقودُ

what use is it to me, if all its adornments are

What benefit do I gain if its splendors

present, while the soul's beloved is absent?

are present, while the soul’s beloved is absent?

وما الحياةُ لمن بانت أَحِبَّتَهُ

وما الحياةُ لمن بانت أَحِبَّتَهُ

رِضاً ولا هو في الأَحياءِ معدُودُ

رِضاً ولا هو في الأَحياءِ معدُودُ

Life, for one whose loved ones have gone from him, is

And life, for one whose loved ones have departed, brings no

no contentment; nor is he numbered among the living.

contentment; nor is he counted among the living.