سلام على من لم أزل ذاكرا له

سلام على من لم أزل ذاكرا له

بقلبي وإن كلت من المدح ألسن

بقلبي وإن كلت من المدح ألسن

Peace upon him whom I have never ceased remembering—

Peace be upon the one whom I have never ceased remembering

within my heart, though tongues grow weary from praising him.

In my heart, even if tongues grow weary of praise.

فما كان في ظني تباعد مثله

فما كان في ظني تباعد مثله

وأمر الهوى بين المحبين متقن

وأمر الهوى بين المحبين متقن

Never did I imagine one like him would keep so far away,

For I did not expect one like him to grow distant,

when love’s compact between lovers is firmly wrought.

While the bond of love between lovers is firm.

فلو كان من أهوى مسيئا عذرته

فلو كان من أهوى مسيئا عذرته

ولكنه بين الخلايق محسن

ولكنه بين الخلايق محسن

Had the one I love done wrong, I would have pardoned him;

For had the one I love done wrong, I would have excused him,

but among all creation, he is a doer of good.

But among people, he is a doer of good.