وَشادِنٍ أَفسَدَ قَل

وَشادِنٍ أَفسَدَ قَل

بي بَعدَ حُسنِ تَوبَتِه

بي بَعدَ حُسنِ تَوبَتِه

And a young gazelle corrupted my

And after repenting, he corrupted my heart

heart, after it had repented so well.

He visited me before my guidance at the time of his falsehood

وَزارَني مِن قَبلِ إِع

وَزارَني مِن قَبلِ إِع

لامي بِوَقتِ زَورَتِه

لامي بِوَقتِ زَورَتِه

And he visited me before informing

He came with an army of beauty in its multitude and equipment

me of the time of his visit.

Life and death are in his union and separation

جاءَ بِجَيشِ الحُسنِ في

جاءَ بِجَيشِ الحُسنِ في

عَديدِهِ وَعُدَّتِه

عَديدِهِ وَعُدَّتِه

He came with beauty's army, with

His bow and arrow, his sword in his glance

its numbers and its armament.

His arrows scattered before him from his gaze

العَيشُ وَالمَماتُ في

العَيشُ وَالمَماتُ في

وِصالِهِ وَهِجرَتِه

وِصالِهِ وَهِجرَتِه

Life and death lie in

His banner of banners shone above his headdress

union with him and his desertion.

The letter Noon of his Azariyon banner flashes on his right

وَقَوسُهُ وَسَهمُهُ

وَقَوسُهُ وَسَهمُهُ

وَسَيفُهُ في لَحظَتِه

وَسَيفُهُ في لَحظَتِه

And his bow and his arrow,

The mole of Habeshi beauty contrasting in color on his left

and his sword, are in his glance.

And death in his legs that he walks with in his will

قُدّامَهُ سِهامُهُ

قُدّامَهُ سِهامُهُ

مَبثوثَةٌ مِن نَظرَتِه

مَبثوثَةٌ مِن نَظرَتِه

Before him, his arrows

So abstinence had no escape from his power

lie scattered from his gaze.

And repentance died as soon as his awe appeared

وَعِلمُهُ مِن عَلَمٍ

وَعِلمُهُ مِن عَلَمٍ

أَشرَقَ فَوقَ طُرَّتِه

أَشرَقَ فَوقَ طُرَّتِه

And his knowledge comes from a banner

And Satan came to disgrace me with his rising

that shone above his forelock.

And I knew what I suspect is from his aggression

وَنونُ آذَريونِهِ

وَنونُ آذَريونِهِ

يَلوحُ في مَيمَنَتِه

يَلوحُ في مَيمَنَتِه

And the nūn of his marigold

So my Lord did not cease to remind me of Him and the pardon of His power

gleams on his right flank.

And He said to me what you said and more in His mercy

وَخالُ حُسنٍ حَبَشِي

وَخالُ حُسنٍ حَبَشِي

يُ اللَونِ في مَيسَرَتِه

يُ اللَونِ في مَيسَرَتِه

And a beauty-mole, Abyssinian

in color, is on his left flank.

وَالمَوتُ في ساقَيهِ قَد

وَالمَوتُ في ساقَيهِ قَد

يُمِرُّهُ في مِشيَتِه

يُمِرُّهُ في مِشيَتِه

And death is in his legs; indeed,

he sends it forth with his stride.

فَلَم يَكُن لِلزُهدِ إِل

فَلَم يَكُن لِلزُهدِ إِل

لا فِرَةٌ مِن سَطوَتِه

لا فِرَةٌ مِن سَطوَتِه

So asceticism had no recourse

but flight from his assault.

وَماتَتِ التَوبَةُ لَم

وَماتَتِ التَوبَةُ لَم

ما أَن بَدا مِن هَيبَتِه

ما أَن بَدا مِن هَيبَتِه

And repentance died when

he appeared, from awe of him.

وَجاءَ إِبليسُ يُهَن

وَجاءَ إِبليسُ يُهَن

ني نَظَري بِطَلعَتِه

ني نَظَري بِطَلعَتِه

And Iblis came to congratulate

my gaze on his appearance.

وَقَد عَلِمتُ ما أَشُك

وَقَد عَلِمتُ ما أَشُك

كُ أَنَّ ذا مِن بُغيَتِه

كُ أَنَّ ذا مِن بُغيَتِه

And I knew full well, without

a doubt, that this was part of his purpose.

فَلَم يَزَل يُذكِرُني

فَلَم يَزَل يُذكِرُني

رَبّي وَعَفوَ قُدرَتِه

رَبّي وَعَفوَ قُدرَتِه

So he kept reminding me of

my Lord and the pardon of His might.

وَقالَ لي ما قُلتَهُ

وَقالَ لي ما قُلتَهُ

وَغَيرُهُ في رَحمَتِه

وَغَيرُهُ في رَحمَتِه

And he told me what I have recounted,

and more besides, about His mercy.