ياO منyou whose هواهlove for him بقلبيin my heart قدalready حجىsettled ورسىand anchored
يا من هواه بقلبي قد حجى ورسى
وليسand there is not ليfor me غيرهother than him خلاa friend أصاحبهI keep company with him
وليس لي غيره خلا أصاحبه
O you whose love has settled and anchored in my heart,
O you whose love has settled in my heart and taken root
And I have no friend but him to keep company with.
And I have no other but him as a companion
أتىcame محبكyour lover مشتاقlonging إليكfor you فلمyet did not
أتى محبك مشتاق إليك فلم
يفزwin بلقياكin meeting you ياO منyou whose عزis unassailable جانبهhis standing
يفز بلقياك يا من عز جانبه
Your lover came, longing for you, yet did not
Your lover came longing for you but did not
Win a meeting with you, O you of unassailable standing.
Attain meeting you, O one whose side is difficult to reach
الحبlove قائدهhis guide والشوقand longing سائقهhis driver
الحب قائده والشوق سائقه
إليكto you ياO ماجداًnoble one جلتare great مناقبهhis virtues
إليك يا ماجداً جلت مناقبه
Love guides him, and longing drives him
Love is his guide and yearning his driver
To you, O noble one whose virtues are so great
To you, O glorious one, whose merits are exalted
حتىso that غداhe became فائقsurpassing الأقرانpeers فيin أدبٍrefinement
حتى غدا فائق الأقران في أدبٍ
وحسنand soundness of رأيjudgment وعقلand intellect جلexalted is واهبهits giver
وحسن رأي وعقل جل واهبه
That he has come to surpass his peers in refinement,
Until he surpassed his peers in politeness
And in sound judgment and intellect—exalted is its Giver.
And good opinion, intellect, majesty and his Giver
مهذبrefined الطبعdisposition محموداًpraised شمائلهhis traits
مهذب الطبع محموداً شمائله
محبهhis lover لمdid not تخبfail يوماًever مذاهبهhis endeavors
محبه لم تخب يوماً مذاهبه
Refined in disposition, with praiseworthy traits;
Of refined nature, his traits praiseworthy
His lover’s endeavors have never failed.
His love never wavered from its ways
دامتmay endure نجابتهhis nobility محروسةprotected ولهand for him
دامت نجابته محروسة وله
الجدgood fortune يخدمserves والإقبالand prosperity صاحبهhis companion
الجد يخدم والإقبال صاحبه
May his nobility endure, protected, while
May his success remain protected and for him
Fortune serves him and prosperity is his companion.
Seriousness serves and prosperity accompanies