لدمعي لدى التّوديع من محجري نهرُ

لدمعي لدى التّوديع من محجري نهرُ

جدا ولنظم الشّمل يوم النّوى نثرُ

جدا ولنظم الشّمل يوم النّوى نثرُ

At farewell, my tears form a river from my eye socket,

My tears upon farewell have from my eyes a river

Pouring forth; on separation’s day, the bonds of union are scattered.

Very abundant, and for the reunion day a shower

وفي كبدي جمرٌ يشبّ لهيبهُ

وفي كبدي جمرٌ يشبّ لهيبهُ

على أنّه لا ينطفي ذاك الجمرُ

على أنّه لا ينطفي ذاك الجمرُ

And in my liver is an ember whose flame flares up,

And in my liver there is an ember flaming

Yet that ember does not go out.

Though it seems that ember will not be put out

ولمّا رأيت الشّوق للصّبر هازما

ولمّا رأيت الشّوق للصّبر هازما

وعهدي بأنّ الشّوق يهزمُه الصّبرُ

وعهدي بأنّ الشّوق يهزمُه الصّبرُ

And when I saw longing defeating patience,

And when I saw yearning defeating patience

Though I had known that patience defeats longing,

And my belief that patience defeats yearning

فقلتُ لصبري لِمْ هُزمت فقال لي

فقلتُ لصبري لِمْ هُزمت فقال لي

لأنّي هزمتُ الشّوق مُذ لان لي نصر

لأنّي هزمتُ الشّوق مُذ لان لي نصر

So I said to my patience, “Why were you defeated?” It said to me:

I said to my patience why were you defeated, it said

“Because I defeated longing ever since Nasr grew gentle toward me.”

Because I defeated yearning since I had no victory