طَابَ لِي خَلْعُ عِذَارِي

طَابَ لِي خَلْعُ عِذَارِيفِي هَوَى الْبَدْرِ التَّمَامْ

Ṭāba lī khalʿu ʿidhārī, Fī hawā al-badri at-tamām

It is sweet to me to cast off all restraint in love of the full moon.

يَا عَذُوْلِي لَا تَلُمْنِيمَا عَلَى الْعَاشِقِ مَلَامْ

Yā ʿadhuwlī lā talumnī, Mā ʿalā al-ʿāshiqi malām

O my blamer, do not blame me; there is no blame upon the lover.

اُدْنُ مِنِّي وَارْوِ عَنِّيْأَنَا فِي الْعِشْقِ إِمَامْ

Udnu minnī warwi ʿanniy, Anā fī al-ʿishqi imām

Come near me and relate from me: I am an imam in love.

خَمْرَةُ الْأَحْبَابِ تُجْلَهِيَ حِلٌّ لَا حَرَامْ

Khamratu al-ʾaḥbābi tujla, Hiya ḥillun lā ḥarām

The wine of the beloveds is unveiled; it is lawful, not forbidden.

مِنْ عُيُونِ الْعِيْنِ تُمْلَىصَانَهَا الْبَرُّ السَّلَامْ

Min ʿuyūni al-ʿiyni tumlā, Ṣānahā al-barru as-salām

It is poured from the eyes of the wide-eyed, guarded by the Kind, the Source of Peace.

يَا أَخَا الْأَشْوَاقِ يَمِّمْسَيِّدَ الرُّسْلِ الْكِرَامْ

Yā akhā al-ʾashwāqi yammim, Sayyida ar-rusli al-kirām

O brother of longing, make for the master of the noble messengers,

وَاغْنَمِ الذِّكْرَ وَزَمْزِمْبِصَلَاةٍ مَعْ سَلَامْ

Waghnami adh-dhikra wazamzim, Biṣalātin maʿ salām

Seize remembrance and chant blessings with peace

لِحَبِيْبِ الله أَحْمَدْكُلَّمَا جَنَّ الظَّلَامْ

Liḥabiybi Allāh aḥmad, Kullamā janna aẓ-ẓalām

For the beloved of Allah, Ahmad, whenever darkness falls.

كُلُّ مَنْ وَالَاهُ يَسْعَدْوَيَنَالْ حُسْنَ الْخِتَامْ

Kullu man wālāhu yasʿad, Wayanāl ḥusna al-khitām

Everyone who befriends him is happy, and attains a good end.