1. تسترت عن دهري بستر همومه

    محيرة في قدر من جل عن قدري

    I veiled myself from my time with the veil of its cares,

    bewildered before the greatness of the One exalted beyond my measure.

  2. فلا الدهر يدري أنني عنه غائب

    ولا أنا أدري بالخطوب إذا تجري

    So time does not know that I am absent from it,

    nor do I know of calamities when they unfold.

  3. إذا كان كلي واقفاً بوفائه

    فلست أبالي ما حييت يد الدهر

    If my whole being stands firm in His faithfulness,

    then, as long as I live, I care nothing for the hand of time.