يا من به العبد من دون السوى لاذا

أنت المراد لقلبي والمنى لاذا

O You through whom the servant finds refuge apart from all else

You are the wish of my heart and its aspiration, why

وحقك الود فيه لست ملاذا

قمَّصتني الخيش أو قمصتني لاذا

Is it not my right to feel affection for You?

You have clothed me in rags, or clothed me, why