أَميري حالَ عَن عَهدي

وَما دامَ عَلى وُدّي

My Prince, you have changed

My prince has turned away from his covenant,

As long as you were devoted to me

And has not remained steadfast in my affection.

وَخِلّاني في النارِ

وَفي السُحقِ وَفي البُعدِ

Leave me burning

He has abandoned me amidst the fire,

In destruction, in remoteness

In the crushing void and far estrangement.

غَزالٌ لَم يَحُز هَذا

لِخَلقٍ غَيرِهِ عِندي

A gazelle did not suffer this

A gazelle—none else possesses this rank,

For another’s nature from me

Of any creature, within my regard.

إِذا ما قُلتُ يا مَولا

يَ يَوماً قالَ يا عَبدي

If I say “O Master” one day

If ever I call out, "O my Master,"

He says “O my slave”

He replies one day, "O my slave."