كفى ما جرى يا عينُ من دَمع حسرةٍ

كفى ما جرى يا عينُ من دَمع حسرةٍ

على عُمُر أذهَبته في سِوَى النُّسك

على عُمُر أذهَبته في سِوَى النُّسك

Enough, O eye, of the tears of regret that have flowed

Enough of what has passed, O eye, of tearful regret

Over a lifetime I squandered on things other than devotion.

Over a life whose time I spent in other than devotion

كتبتُ الذي عندي من الحُزن والأَسى

كتبتُ الذي عندي من الحُزن والأَسى

وهل ينفعُ الكتمانُ من طرقُه يبكي

وهل ينفعُ الكتمانُ من طرقُه يبكي

I have written down the sorrow and grief within me;

I wrote what I had of sadness and sorrow

And can concealment help one whose eye weeps?

And does concealment avail from Him who makes lamentation knock?

كرِهتُ حياةً ما بلغتُ بها مُنىً

كرِهتُ حياةً ما بلغتُ بها مُنىً

فعيشي بها في غاية الضِّيق والضَّنك

فعيشي بها في غاية الضِّيق والضَّنك

I have come to hate a life in which I fulfilled no hopes;

I disliked a life in which I attained no wish

So my life in it is utter distress and hardship.

So my living in it is extremely straitened and distressed

كفاني رجائي في النبيّ محمد

كفاني رجائي في النبيّ محمد

فلا فرقَ بين الأخذ عندي أو الترك

فلا فرقَ بين الأخذ عندي أو الترك

My hope in the Prophet Muhammad has sufficed me;

My hope in the Prophet Muhammad has sufficed me

So taking or forgoing makes no difference to me.

So there is no difference for me between taking or leaving

كريمُ المُحيَّا يفضحُ البدر نورُه

كريمُ المُحيَّا يفضحُ البدر نورُه

وأوصافُه تُزرى على الدُّرِّ في المسِّلك

وأوصافُه تُزرى على الدُّرِّ في المسِّلك

His countenance is noble; his light puts the full moon to shame,

The Generous Lord makes the full moon's light seem dim

And his qualities put pearls upon a string to shame.

And attributes of His dim the lustre of pearls on a necklace

كلوُني إلى ما ترتجي من شفاعةٍ

كلوُني إلى ما ترتجي من شفاعةٍ

له في غد تمحو الذي كان من إفكي

له في غد تمحو الذي كان من إفكي

Entrust me to the intercession you hope for

My colour tends toward what you hope for in intercession

From him on the morrow, erasing my past falsehoods.

From Him tomorrow erasing what was of my lies

كأني بنفسي وافقا عند حوضه

كأني بنفسي وافقا عند حوضه

وقد ختمت تلكَ الأباريقُ بالمسك

وقد ختمت تلكَ الأباريقُ بالمسك

It is as though I see myself standing at his pool,

It is as if I see my soul has attained at his basin

And those pitchers have been sealed with musk.

And those jugs have been sealed with musk

كبرتُ وقد ولَّى الشبابُ ووقته

كبرتُ وقد ولَّى الشبابُ ووقته

وإنّي لارجو العفو من مالك المُلك

وإنّي لارجو العفو من مالك المُلك

I have grown old; youth and its season have passed,

I have grown old and youth has turned its back and left its time

And I surely hope for pardon from the Master of dominion.

And I still hope for pardon from the Owner of the Kingdom

كما جاء في القرآن يغفر ذنوبنا

كما جاء في القرآن يغفر ذنوبنا

إذا شاء كلَّ السيئات سوى الشِّرك

إذا شاء كلَّ السيئات سوى الشِّرك

As stated in the Qur'an, He forgives our sins,

As it came in the Qur'an, He forgives our sins

If He wills—all misdeeds except associating partners with Him.

If He wills, all evil deeds except associating others with Him

كأن بياضَ الشَّيبِ ثوبٌ إنابَةٍ

كأن بياضَ الشَّيبِ ثوبٌ إنابَةٍ

لبست له بعد الدُّعابة والضحك

لبست له بعد الدُّعابة والضحك

It is as though the whiteness of grey hair were a robe of repentance

It is as if the whiteness of old age is a garment of return

That I have donned for Him after jesting and laughter.

Which I wore after playfulness and laughter