قُلْتُ وقَدْ أَقْبَلَ فِي حُلّةٍ

سَوْداء مِن حَلٍّ بأحشَائِي

I said, as he came towards me

In black robes that pierced my heart:

عَرَّفْتُ كُلَّ النَّاسِ يا سَيِّدِي

أَنَّكَ أَصْبَحْتَ بِسَوْدائِي

"Let all people know, my lord,

That you are clothed in my darkness."