1. I swear by Him who gave you might and power
And patience, and aided me and diminished my might
١. أَما وَالَّذي أَعطاكِ بَطشاً وَقُوَّةً
وَصَبراً وَأَزراني وَنَقَّصَ مِن بَطشي
2. Indeed God made love for you sincere
And embedded it in my heart without any impurity
٢. لَقَد مَحَّضَ اللَهُ الهَوى لَكِ خالِصاً
وَرَكَّبَهُ في القَلبِ مِنّي بِلا غِشِّ
3. It has renounced all other passions and taken hold of me
So if I die one day, then seek it on my bier
٣. تَبَرَّأَ مِن كُلِّ الجُسومِ وَحَلَّ بي
فَإِن مِتُّ يَوماً فَاِطلُبوهُ عَلى نَعشي
4. Ask the night about me, will I taste its slumber
And will my ribs find rest upon my mattress
٤. سَلي اللَيلَ عَنّي هَل أَذوقُ رُقادَهُ
وَهَل لِضُلوعي مُستَقَرٌّ عَلى فَرشي