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I called upon people for twenty just reasons

دعوت الناس عشرين حجة

1. I called upon people for twenty just reasons
Day and night both in crowds and solitude

١. دَعَوتُ النَّاسِ عِشرِينَ حِجَّةً
نَهاراً وَلَيلا فِى الجَمِيعِ وَخالِيا

2. That Layla may be tested with my same affliction
So she sympathizes and knows my condition

٢. بِأَن يَبتَلِى لَيلَى بِمِثلِ بَلِيَّتِى
فَيُنصِفَنِى مِنهَا لِتَعلَمَ حالِيَا

3. But God did not respond to me in this matter and did not awake her love
Rather my misery increased until it exhausted me

٣. فَلَم يَستَجِب لِى اللهُ فِيهَا وَلَم يُفِق
هَواىَ وَلكِن زِيدَ حَتَّى بَرانِيَا

4. So my Lord make me beloved to her and heal me through her
Or relieve me from what tortures my heart

٤. فَيَا رَبَّ حَبِّبنِى إِلَيها وَأَشفِنِى
بِها أَو أَرِح مِمَّا يُقاسِى فُؤَادِيَا