يا حبيبا زواه عنّي البعاد

يا حبيبا زواه عنّي البعاد

وتدانى منه الوفا والودادُ

وتدانى منه الوفا والودادُ

O beloved, whom distance has kept from me,

O beloved, distance has taken you away from me,

And to whom loyalty and affection have drawn near;

And loyalty and affection have drawn you near.

وأديبا سما به الفضل واعتـ

وأديبا سما به الفضل واعتـ

ـزّ لديه الإنشاء والإنشاد

ـزّ لديه الإنشاء والإنشاد

And a man of letters whom excellence has exalted, and

O poet, excellence has ascended through you,

In whose presence prose and verse have gained honor.

Composition and verse are cherished by you.

كل يوم لي طرفةٌ منك يغدو الـ

كل يوم لي طرفةٌ منك يغدو الـ

ـطرف رهنا لحسنها الفؤاد

ـطرف رهنا لحسنها الفؤاد

Every day I have a marvel from you, which leaves the

Each day a glance from you becomes

Eye and heart captive to its beauty.

A delight captive to its beauty.

وأرى صحفك الأنيقة عندي

وأرى صحفك الأنيقة عندي

كرياض قد باكرتها العهاد

كرياض قد باكرتها العهاد

And I see your elegant pages before me,

I see your elegant writings near me

Like gardens the rains have visited at dawn.

Like gardens tended early by the ploughman.

فبأرواحها لنفسي ارتياحٌ

فبأرواحها لنفسي ارتياحٌ

وبأدواحها لأنسي ارتياد

وبأدواحها لأنسي ارتياد

Thus their breezes bring my soul repose,

In their spirits my soul finds comfort,

And among their spreading trees I roam for pleasure.

In their rhythms my companionship thrives.

فابقَ دهراً تزدادُ فضلاً من الـ

فابقَ دهراً تزدادُ فضلاً من الـ

ـله وتشقى بفضلك الحسّادُ

ـله وتشقى بفضلك الحسّادُ

So live long, ever gaining grace from

So remain for an age, accumulating virtue from God,

God, while your excellence makes the envious suffer.

While the envious are tormented by your merit.