1. Slow down, sun of life
Don't hasten to set

2. For my heart hasn't found rest
And hasn't tasted but yearning

3. Your tenderness, urging departure
That we should leave, compelled

4. And we haven't seen our fill yet
So wait, leave us for now

5. Does life pass in vain
Without a lengthy stay

6. And we haven't crossed the beginning
So soon comes the end

7. Should I leave without
Achieving the soul's wishes

8. Should I go and hopes fade
And those palaces crumble

9. Oh, a respite in fate!
Oh, some mercy or hope!

10. Oh, some reprieve or exchange!
Oh, pardon at destiny's decree!

11. Your tenderness, where to go?
And where are the souls headed?

12. Do we pass this dust
To reach the paths of suns?

13. Why did we come down to it
And become its slaves

14. If above the firmament
Lies the souls' destined fate

15. If the intent of the Eternal
With that is punishing souls

16. What was the body's sin
To become partner in misery?

17. By your Lord, say O guide
Where does the path lead?

18. For my tired mind is lost
Amid the pitch black darkness

19. We will leave these lands
Like a sun hidden by absence

20. And the sun has a morning return
Do we not have a coming back?

21. Should I go, ignorant
Perplexed, riding sorrow

22. While the scholars remain confused
So blessed is the knowledgeable mind

23. Enough of your weeping, O thought
You have wearied, futilely

24. For we are but a trace
On the sand by the seashore

25. We will stay here a little
Until the tide returns

26. Then it takes us swiftly
To the sea, the sea of eternity

27. Sun of life, go away
And don't wait for tomorrow

28. For pointless is my quest
Even if my life were eternal

29. Sun of life, hasten
And disappear, for you are a mirage

30. Sun of eternity, shine
To you, to you is the destination