دعاك الشوق والأدب

دعاك الشوق والأدب

ومات بقلبك الطرب

ومات بقلبك الطرب

Longing and refinement have called you,

Longing and propriety called you

And rapture has died within your heart.

And rapture died in your heart

ومثلك عن طلاب اللَه

ومثلك عن طلاب اللَه

و إن فكرت منقلب

و إن فكرت منقلب

And one like you, from the pursuit of God,

Yet you are like those who seek God

Even if you reflect, turns away—

If you ponder, you will be transformed

إلا تنهاك واضحةٌ

إلا تنهاك واضحةٌ

تلوح كأنها العطب

تلوح كأنها العطب

Unless a bright sign deters you,

Except a clear yearning overtakes you

Gleaming as though it were doom.

Gleaming as if it were ailment