طالَ حُزني لَمّا حَبَستِ الرَسولا

طالَ حُزني لَمّا حَبَستِ الرَسولا

وَاِستَهَلَّت دُموعُ عَيني هُمولا

وَاِستَهَلَّت دُموعُ عَيني هُمولا

My sorrow lingered when you detained the messenger,

My sadness grew when you withheld the messenger

And tears from my eye began pouring in torrents.

And my eyes' tears flowed copiously

إِن تَكوني لَم تَكتُبي خَشيَةَ النا

إِن تَكوني لَم تَكتُبي خَشيَةَ النا

سِ فَأَلّا أَودَعتِ ذاكَ الرَسولا

سِ فَأَلّا أَودَعتِ ذاكَ الرَسولا

If you have not written for fear of the peo-

If you didn't write for fear of people's talk

ple, why did you not entrust that to the messenger?

Why then did you send that messenger?

فَلَعَمري لَئِن وَصَلتِ أَبا الفَض

فَلَعَمري لَئِن وَصَلتِ أَبا الفَض

لِ لتَستَخلِصِنَّ صَبّاً وَصولا

لِ لتَستَخلِصِنَّ صَبّاً وَصولا

So, by my life, if you show affection to Abū al-Faḍ-

By my life! If you reach Abu Al-Fadl

l, you will surely win a lovesick, devoted lover.

You will extract youth and connection

قَد كَفَفنا عَنكِ التَعَرُّضَ كَيلا

قَد كَفَفنا عَنكِ التَعَرُّضَ كَيلا

يُكثِرَ الناسُ فيكِ قالاً وَقيلا

يُكثِرَ الناسُ فيكِ قالاً وَقيلا

We have refrained from making advances to you, lest

We have spared you harassment so that

people talk and gossip too much about you.

People do not gossip about you