1. ما هِمَّتي غَيرَ أنْ أحظى بواحِدَةٍ

    حتّى أباهي بِها في الأرضِ مَنْ مَلَكا

    My only ambition is to attain one thing,

    So that with it I may outshine whoever has ruled on earth.

  2. وتِلْكَ أنِّي أرى نَفسي وقد عتَقَتْ

    وأنَّ شَيطانَ جَهلي قد غَدا مَلِكا

    And that is to see my soul set free,

    And the demon of my ignorance become a king.