أَذُمُّ زمَاناً حال بيني وبينَه

أَذُمُّ زمَاناً حال بيني وبينَه

وعوَّضَنِي مِن سَهْلِ عَيشي بصَعْبه

وعوَّضَنِي مِن سَهْلِ عَيشي بصَعْبه

I condemn an age that came between me and him,

Time stood between me and him for a while

And replaced the ease of my life with its hardship.

And replaced my easy life with hardship

وأَخْرَجَنِي بالبَيْن من عَيْن مَالكي

وأَخْرَجَنِي بالبَيْن من عَيْن مَالكي

فيا ليتَ شِعري هَلْ حلَلْتُ بقلبه

فيا ليتَ شِعري هَلْ حلَلْتُ بقلبه

And through separation drove me from my master's sight—

And took me away from the spring of my bliss

Ah, if only I knew: have I settled in his heart?

Oh, if only I knew, did I find solace in his heart?

وما أَنَا مَنْ يَشْتَاقُ تقبيلَ كفِّه

وما أَنَا مَنْ يَشْتَاقُ تقبيلَ كفِّه

ولكنَّني أَشْتَاقُ تقبيلَ تُرْبِه

ولكنَّني أَشْتَاقُ تقبيلَ تُرْبِه

And I am not one who longs to kiss his palm,

It's not that I long for kissing his hand

But I long to kiss his dust.

But rather, I long for kissing his soil

وما أسفي إِلاَّ على قُرب ملكِه

وما أسفي إِلاَّ على قُرب ملكِه

وما حَزَنِي إِلاَّ على مُلك قُرْبِه

وما حَزَنِي إِلاَّ على مُلك قُرْبِه

And my grief is only for nearness to his realm,

I only grieve for his kingdom being near

And my sorrow only for possessing his nearness,

My sorrow is only for losing the nearness of his realm

ورونقُ شخْصِ الجودِ في يوم سِلمِه

ورونقُ شخْصِ الجودِ في يوم سِلمِه

وإِشْرَاقُ وجْه النَّصر في يوم حَرْبه

وإِشْرَاقُ وجْه النَّصر في يوم حَرْبه

And the splendor of Generosity's form on his day of peace,

The luster of the face of generosity on the day of his peace

And the radiance of Victory's face on his day of war.

And the radiance of the face of victory on the day of his war

وأَما الأَيادي فَهْي عِنْدي وفي يَدي

وأَما الأَيادي فَهْي عِنْدي وفي يَدي

وما غَفِلت عن طِيبِ عَيْشي وطيبه

وما غَفِلت عن طِيبِ عَيْشي وطيبه

And as for his favors, they are with me and in my hand;

As for the hands, they are with me and in my hands

And I have not forgotten my life's sweetness and his goodness:

I was not negligent of my good life and its goodness

مواردُ كانت حاضراتِ بمحضري

مواردُ كانت حاضراتِ بمحضري

ومُذ غِبْتُ فوق أَعناقِ سُحْبهِ

ومُذ غِبْتُ فوق أَعناقِ سُحْبهِ

Wellsprings that were at hand when I was present,

Resources were readily available in my presence

And, since I left, are borne upon the necks of his clouds.

Since I was gone above the clouds