أَعْنْ ذِكْرِها يَسْلُو الْفُؤادُ الْمُبَلْبَلُ

أَعْنْ ذِكْرِها يَسْلُو الْفُؤادُ الْمُبَلْبَلُ

وأَدْنَى الْهَوَى إنْ صَحَّ دَعْواكَ يَقْتُلُ

وأَدْنَى الْهَوَى إنْ صَحَّ دَعْواكَ يَقْتُلُ

Can the distraught heart cease remembering her?

The mention of her brings solace to my troubled heart,

And the slightest love, if your claim is true, kills.

And the closest love, if your call be true, kills.

لَعَمْرُكِ يا فَتَّانَةَ الْحُسْنِ إنّني

لَعَمْرُكِ يا فَتَّانَةَ الْحُسْنِ إنّني

لِبْعْدِكِ مُضْنىً والمَدَامِعُ تَهْمُلُ

لِبْعْدِكِ مُضْنىً والمَدَامِعُ تَهْمُلُ

By your life, O bewitching beauty, I am indeed

By your life, O beauty of beauty! I am, because of your distance,

worn down by your absence, and tears pour from my eyes.

Misery-laden, while tears flow.

ومَنْ كانَ يَهْوى مِثْلَ هِنْدٍ فإنّهُ

ومَنْ كانَ يَهْوى مِثْلَ هِنْدٍ فإنّهُ

يَرَى وَصْلَها كُلَّ الذي هُوَ يَأْمُلُ

يَرَى وَصْلَها كُلَّ الذي هُوَ يَأْمُلُ

And whoever loves one like Hind, surely

He who loves one like Hind, will indeed see

sees union with her as all that he hopes for.

The fulfillment of all he hopes.

إِذَا فاقَ مَحْبوبُ الْفَتَى في جَمالِهِ

إِذَا فاقَ مَحْبوبُ الْفَتَى في جَمالِهِ

فكَيْفَ يَليقُ الصَّبْر أَمْ كَيْفَ يَجْمُلُ

فكَيْفَ يَليقُ الصَّبْر أَمْ كَيْفَ يَجْمُلُ

When a young man's beloved excels in beauty,

When the beloved surpasses the lover in beauty,

then how can patience be fitting, or how can it be becoming?

How can there be patience? Where is grace?

وإنَّ فَتًى قَدْ طالَ شَوْطُ غَرامِهِ

وإنَّ فَتًى قَدْ طالَ شَوْطُ غَرامِهِ

وقَدْ ناهَزَ الْخَمْسينَ يُلْحَى ويَعْذَلُ

وقَدْ ناهَزَ الْخَمْسينَ يُلْحَى ويَعْذَلُ

And indeed a man whose passion has run a long course

A man whose passion has lasted long,

and who has neared fifty is censured and reproached.

And who is past fifty, blamed and censured,

فإنْ نَظَرَ الْعُذّالُ وَجْهَ حَبِيبِهِ

فإنْ نَظَرَ الْعُذّالُ وَجْهَ حَبِيبِهِ

فَبِالعُذْرِ مِنْهُمُ ذَلكَ الْعَذْلُ يُبْذَلُ

فَبِالعُذْرِ مِنْهُمُ ذَلكَ الْعَذْلُ يُبْذَلُ

But if the reproachers look upon his beloved's face,

If the censurers but look on his beloved's face,

then that reproach of theirs is offered with an excuse.

Their censure itself is excused.

أَبا أَحْمَدٍ هَلْ يَجْمَعُ اللهُ بَيْنَنا

أَبا أَحْمَدٍ هَلْ يَجْمَعُ اللهُ بَيْنَنا

بسَفْحِ اللِّوىَ واللهُ ما شَاءَ يَفْعَلُ

بسَفْحِ اللِّوىَ واللهُ ما شَاءَ يَفْعَلُ

O Abu Ahmad, will God bring us together

Abu Ahmad! Will God join us

at the foot of al-Liwa? And God does whatever He wills.

On the meadows of al-Liwa? God does what He wills.

فَقَدْ حَدَّثْتْني النَّفْسُ أنْ اجْتِماعَنا

فَقَدْ حَدَّثْتْني النَّفْسُ أنْ اجْتِماعَنا

قَريبٌ وفي اللهِ الرَّجا والْمُعَوَّلُ

قَريبٌ وفي اللهِ الرَّجا والْمُعَوَّلُ

For my soul has told me that our meeting

My soul has told me our meeting is near,

is near, and in God lie hope and reliance.

And in God is hope and reliance.

تَذَكّرْ هَدَاكَ اللهُ نَظْماً تَقَدَّمَتْ

تَذَكّرْ هَدَاكَ اللهُ نَظْماً تَقَدَّمَتْ

إليكَ بِه مِنّي يَرَاعٌ ومِقْوَلُ

إليكَ بِه مِنّي يَرَاعٌ ومِقْوَلُ

Recall—may God guide you—a poem presented

Remember the poem I sent you before

to you from me by reed-pen and tongue.

Containing counsel and words.

وسَلْ مَنْ بَنىَ السَّبْعَ الطِّباقَ ومَنْ دَحا

وسَلْ مَنْ بَنىَ السَّبْعَ الطِّباقَ ومَنْ دَحا

الأَراضِي بِجَمْع الشَّمْلِ فالجَمْعُ أَجْمَلُ

الأَراضِي بِجَمْع الشَّمْلِ فالجَمْعُ أَجْمَلُ

And ask Him who built the seven heavens, tier upon tier, and who spread

Greet the builder of the seven-tiered house, and the one who

the lands, to reunite us, for reunion is lovelier.

Spread the lands by uniting. Unity is best.

ولا تَكُ ذا يَأْسٍ عَنِ الْوَصْلِ بَعْدَما

ولا تَكُ ذا يَأْسٍ عَنِ الْوَصْلِ بَعْدَما

تَطاوَلَ بَيْنق فالرَّجا مِنْكَ أَمْثَلُ

تَطاوَلَ بَيْنق فالرَّجا مِنْكَ أَمْثَلُ

And do not despair of reunion after

Despair not of union after the distance prolonged between us.

separation has grown long, for hope is more fitting for you.

Hope from you is more befitting.

ودُمْ سَالِماً يا فَرْدَ آلِ مُحَمّدٍ

ودُمْ سَالِماً يا فَرْدَ آلِ مُحَمّدٍ

ولا تَنْسَنِي إنَّ الدُّعا مِنْكَ يُقْبَلُ

ولا تَنْسَنِي إنَّ الدُّعا مِنْكَ يُقْبَلُ

And remain safe, O peerless one of Muhammad's family,

Live in peace, O peerless one of Muhammad's line,

and do not forget me, for your prayer is accepted.

And forget me not, for a prayer from you is answered.