1. My soul demands I guard it well
I disobey, yet its yearning makes me yield
١. تُطَالِبُني نَفْسِي بما فيه صَوْنُها
فأَعْصِي ويَسْطُو شَوْقُها فأُطِيْعُها
2. By God, I know its ways can lead astray
But still it longs, and I cannot resist
٢. ووالله ما يَخْفَى عليَّ ضلالُها
ولكنها تَهْوَى فلا أَسْتَطِيْعُها