1. I am not one who is thought to be
Other than what affection dictates in its excess.
١. لَسْتُ مِمَّنْ يُظَنُّ فيه سِوَى ما
يقتضيهِ الوِدادُ في الإِفْراطِ
2. Had I seen that as a sickness,
I would have turned from my resolve to Hippocrates.
٢. وَلَوَ انِّي رأَيتُ ذلِكَ داءً
رُحْتُ من عَزْمَتِي إِلى بُقْرَاطِ
3. Far be it from God that I should slip into error
After the straight path has become clear to me.
٣. حاشَ لِلَّهِ أَنْ أَزِلَّ ضلالاً
بَعْدَ ما لاحَ لِي سَوِيُّ الصِّراطِ