1. خَرَجتُ أَمشي إِلى شَخصٍ فَحَدَّثني

    قَلبي بِمجلسِ مَن يَهوى وَما كَذَبا

    I went out walking toward someone, and I was told

    By my heart where the one it loves sat—and it did not lie.

  2. فَجئتهُ فَرَأَيتُ الغُصنَ مُعتَدِلاً

    وَالظَبيَ مُلتفتاً وَالبَدرَ مُرتَقَبا

    So I came to him and saw the branch upright,

    And the gazelle turning to look, and the full moon awaited.

  3. مَن أَعلَمَ القَلبَ أَنَّ الحُبَّ مَجلسُهُ

    هُناكَ أعلمهُ سرٌّ لَهُ جَذَبا

    Who told the heart that the beloved's seat was

    There? A secret that drew it to him told it.

  4. قَد كُنتُ أُنكِرُ عِلمَ الغَيبِ مِن أَحَدٍ

    حَتّى رَأَيتُ فُؤادي يعلَمُ الغيبا

    I used to deny that anyone knew the unseen,

    Until I saw that my heart knew the unseen.