1. My people were foolish in love, they acted foolishly
They obscured my opinion and cloaked it
١. سُفَهاءَ قَومي في المَحَبَّةِ سَفَّهوا
رَأيي وِبِالتَمويهِ عَنّي مَوَّهوا
2. They were unjustly envious of me and defiled
My honor with false words though it is pure
٢. وَتَحامَلوا حَسَداً عَلَيَّ وَدَنَّسوا
عَرَضي بِزَورِ القَولِ وَهوَ مُنَزَّهُ
3. They congregated without purpose and falsely claimed
That I am a pretender in love, pretending
٣. وَتَواجَدوا مِن غَيرِ وَجدٍ وَاِدَّعوا
أَنّي دَعِيَّ في الهَوى مُتَشَبِّهُ
4. And without knowing me the enemies prophesied
In ignorance, and had they succeeded they would have been deified
٤. وَبِدونِ مَعرِفَتي العِداةَ تَنَبَّأوا
جَهلاً وَلَو فازوا بِها لَتَأَلَّهوا
5. And they raved from sincerity to
Sincerity, lost in the wilderness of error
٥. وَلَهو بِلَهوِ القَولِ عَن جِدٍّ إِلى
جَدٍّ وَفي تيهِ الضَلالِ تَوَلَّهوا
6. If only they had come to my cave in which
I lie, they would have been awakened to me
٦. وَلَو اِنَّهُم آووا إِلى كَهفي الَّذي
أَنا راقِدٌ فيهِ عَلَيَّ تَنَبَّهوا