ظَلوم مَحاجِرِ الحَدَقَه

ظَلوم مَحاجِرِ الحَدَقَه

مَليحٌ وَالَّذي خَلَقَه

مَليحٌ وَالَّذي خَلَقَه

Cruel-eyed is he,

fair, by the One who created him.

سَواء في محَبَّتِه

سَواء في محَبَّتِه

مُجانِبُه وَمن عَشِقَه

مُجانِبُه وَمن عَشِقَه

Equal in his affection are

the one who shuns him and the one who adores him.

لعَيني في مَحاسِنه

لعَيني في مَحاسِنه

رِياضُ محاسِنٍ أَنقه

رِياضُ محاسِنٍ أَنقه

For my eye, within his charms,

are gardens of delightful beauty.

فَأَحيانا أُنَزِّهُها

فَأَحيانا أُنَزِّهُها

وَحينا في دَم غَرِقه

وَحينا في دَم غَرِقه

So at times I let it wander for pleasure,

and at times it is drowned in blood.

فَيا قَمَراً أَضاءَ لَنا

فَيا قَمَراً أَضاءَ لَنا

وَلَألَأ نورُه أُفقه

وَلَألَأ نورُه أُفقه

So, O moon that shone for us,

and whose light made its horizon glitter,

يُشَبِّههُ سَنى المُعتَز

يُشَبِّههُ سَنى المُعتَز

ذو مِقة إِذا رَمَقه

ذو مِقة إِذا رَمَقه

likened to al-Muʿtazz’s radiance

by a lover whenever he beholds it!

أَمينٌ قَلّد الرَّحم

أَمينٌ قَلّد الرَّحم

نُ أَمرَ عِبادِه عُنُقَه

نُ أَمرَ عِبادِه عُنُقَه

A trusted man—the All-Merciful has laid

His servants’ affairs upon his neck,

وَفَضَّلَه وَطَيَّبَه

وَفَضَّلَه وَطَيَّبَه

وَطَهَّر في الوَرى خُلُقَه

وَطَهَّر في الوَرى خُلُقَه

and favored him and made him pure,

and purified his character among humankind.