1. I do not ask God in distress any request
For the one who is full of hatred and animosity towards me
١. لا أسأل الله في جُهمانَ مسألةً
على الذي بيَ من مَقْتٍ له وقِلى
2. Except to lend him a mind to show him
The hatred he sees that others do not see, and enough
٢. إلّا إعارَته عقلاً يُريه به
من بُغضه ما يراه غيرُهُ وكفى
3. By Him who will never show me His face
Except with good news, so I have no other love but that
٣. فوالذي لا يُريني وجهَهُ أبداً
إلّا بشرٍّ فما لي غيرَ ذاك هوى
4. If his eyes saw a glimpse of his hatred
It would melt until he sees it as a vanishing mirage
٤. لو أبصرتْ عينه من بُغضهِ طَرَفاً
لذاب حتى تراه كالخيالِ ضَنى