يا نَفسُ قَد مَثَّلتُ حا

يا نَفسُ قَد مَثَّلتُ حا

لي هَذِهِ لَكَ مِنذُ حينِ

لي هَذِهِ لَكَ مِنذُ حينِ

O soul, I have already depicted

Oh soul, for long have I portrayed to you

this condition of mine to you some time ago.

This conduct of yours, but you doubted that I

وَشَكَكتِ أَنّي ناصِحٌ

وَشَكَكتِ أَنّي ناصِحٌ

لَكِ فَاِستَمَلتِ إِلى الظُنونِ

لَكِ فَاِستَمَلتِ إِلى الظُنونِ

And you doubted that I was a sincere adviser

Was giving you good advice, so you leaned

to you, so you inclined toward suspicions.

Towards suspicions. Consider how feeble

فَتَأَمَّلي ضَعفَ الحَرا

فَتَأَمَّلي ضَعفَ الحَرا

كِ وَكَلَّهُ بَعدَ السُكونِ

كِ وَكَلَّهُ بَعدَ السُكونِ

So reflect on the weakness of

Is your movement, how slack it is after rest;

movement and its weariness after stillness,

And beware of your indications

وَتَيَنّي أَنَّ الَّذي

وَتَيَنّي أَنَّ الَّذي

بِكِ مِن عَلاماتِ المَنونِ

بِكِ مِن عَلاماتِ المَنونِ

and be certain that what

Of death that are in you.

afflicts you is among the signs of death.