1. ظن حسن النظام لا عن غرام

    فيه لكنه لسان الطبيعه

    Think this fine verse springs not from passion

    within it; rather, it is the tongue of nature.

  2. قلت أفرطت في التغافل عني

    وتدلست تحت ذيل الخديعه

    I said: You have gone too far in ignoring me,

    And hidden yourself beneath the hem of deception.

  3. رمت منك القرب القريب للهفي

    فتلقيتني بكأس القطيعه

    I sought close nearness to you—alas for my longing!

    But you met me with the cup of estrangement.

  4. فاتق اللَه دار شخصك قلبي

    فأرفقن فيه واجعلنه وديعه

    So fear God: my heart is the abode of your form.

    So be gentle within it, and keep it as a trust.

  5. وتحقق بأنني بك فإن

    ولك النفس ما حييت مطيعه

    And know for certain that I am effaced in you,

    And my soul is obedient to you as long as I live.

  6. فيك أضحت وضيعة الطبع وجدا

    وهي واللَه لو عرفت رفيعه

    Through longing for you, it has become lowly in nature;

    Yet, by God, it is exalted, if only you knew.

  7. فأحيها بالقبول واحنن عليها

    واتخذ عندها الجميل صنيعه

    So revive it with acceptance, and be tender toward it.

    And make kindness a favor bestowed upon it.