1. The imagination of the lover struck
And weakness overcame the lover
١. طَرَقَ الخَيالُ المُعتَري
وَهناً وِسادَ العاشِقِ
2. An apparition pained me and cracked me
For the cheek of the mother of the crushed
٢. طَيفٌ أَلَمَّ فَشاقَني
لِلخَودِ أُمِّ مُساحِقِ
3. It flows with sweetness and harm
To your eager heart
٣. تَفتَرُّ عَن عَذبٍ وَذي
أُشرٍ لِقَلبِكَ شائِقِ
4. Its strikes are like mint
And its taste to the taster
٤. كَالأُقحُوانِ مَراتُهُ
وَمَذاقُهُ لِلذائِقِ
5. Gray hair, pure silver
Whitened with a flash of lightning
٥. صَهباءُ صِرفٌ قَرقَفٌ
شيبَت بِنُطفَةِ بارِقِ
6. The morning blew upon it
Among the towering buildings
٦. باتَت تُصَفِّقُهُ الصَبا
بِقَرارِ بَينَ شَواهِقِ
7. Now my vision sees guidance
And my gray hair rises above me
٧. الآنَ بُصِّرتُ الهُدى
وَعَلا المَشيبُ مَفارِقي
8. And I left the matter of my temptation
And took to the path of my ways
٨. وَتَرَكتُ أَمرَ غَوايَتي
وَسَلَكتُ قَصدَ طَرائِقي
9. And I was pleased with our life
As we are between shoulders
٩. وَلَقَد رَضيتُ بِعَيشِنا
إِذ نَحنُ بَينَ عَواتِقِ
10. And our mounts take us down
Between the roads and passes
١٠. وَرِكابُنا تَهوي بِنا
بَينَ الدُروبِ وَدائِقِ
11. And I knew that I
Am dead to the power of the Creator
١١. وَلَقَد عَلِمتُ بِأَنَّني
مَيتٌ لِقُدرَةِ خالِقِ