فما هي إلا أفق حسنٍ تكونت

فما هي إلا أفق حسنٍ تكونت

فكم قد جلت بدراً وكم أطلعت شمسا

فكم قد جلت بدراً وكم أطلعت شمسا

For she is but a horizon of beauty that has taken form.

She is but a horizon of beauty formed,

How often she has unveiled a full moon, and how often made a sun rise!

How often a full moon she rose, and how often a sun shone,

قطعت بها ساعات وصلٍ نفائسا

قطعت بها ساعات وصلٍ نفائسا

يقل لها أن أبذل المال والنفسا

يقل لها أن أبذل المال والنفسا

I spent with her precious hours of union.

With her I spent precious hours of connection,

To give my wealth and life for her is too little.

For her I would give wealth and soul,

فلو أنني في جنة الخلد بعدها

فلو أنني في جنة الخلد بعدها

ذكرت ولا أنسى للذاتها أنسا

ذكرت ولا أنسى للذاتها أنسا

So, were I in the Garden of Eternity after her,

If after her I were in the eternal garden,

I would remember—and never forget—the joy of her pleasures.

I would remember and not forget her essence a companion.