1. O pillar of faith, O you
Who are my refuge in hardship

2. What do you see happening to
Your servant in your abode?

3. The guards have torn my veil
At your door, so veil me with response

4. Whenever I try to enter
The doorman pushes my chest

5. How can my soul not weaken?
How can my patience not run out?

6. And the Roman sentry confronts me
With a frown on his face

7. Never did it cross my mind
Nor occur in my thoughts

8. That I would be denied
Your doors at the end of my life

9. A situation that gives the people
An excuse for delaying me