لي حَبيبٌ تَفَرَّعَ الحُسنُ فيهِ

لي حَبيبٌ تَفَرَّعَ الحُسنُ فيهِ

لَيسَ فيهَ لا وَلا فيهِ ليتُ

لَيسَ فيهَ لا وَلا فيهِ ليتُ

I have a beloved in whom beauty has branched out.

I have a beloved in whom beauty has branched out

There is no 'no' in him, nor any 'if only.'

There is in him no defect, nor have I found in him any fault

أَنا أَفديهِ مِن حَبيبٍ لَهُ الفَض

أَنا أَفديهِ مِن حَبيبٍ لَهُ الفَض

لُ عَلى مَن أَرى وَمَن قَد رَأَيتُ

لُ عَلى مَن أَرى وَمَن قَد رَأَيتُ

I would ransom him—a beloved who is superior

I would ransom him with a less worthy lover

to all whom I see and all whom I have seen.

He has more virtue than all those I see or have seen

طالَ ما كُنتُ سالِكاً سُبُلَ الحُبْ

طالَ ما كُنتُ سالِكاً سُبُلَ الحُبْ

بِ بِجُهدي وَطالَ ما قَد سَعيتُ

بِ بِجُهدي وَطالَ ما قَد سَعيتُ

Long have I walked the paths of love

Long have I trekked the paths of love

with my utmost effort, and long have I striven

With great effort and long have I striven

في اِرتِيادي لِمَن يَليقُ بِهِ العِش

في اِرتِيادي لِمَن يَليقُ بِهِ العِش

قُ فَلَمّا اِنتَهى إِلَيهِ اِنتَهَيتُ

قُ فَلَمّا اِنتَهى إِلَيهِ اِنتَهَيتُ

in my search for one whom passion befits;

Seeking one fit for companionship

so when it reached him, I went no further.

When I attained him, I stopped my quest