1. وأغيد في يده

    سبحةُ يسر مُعجبهْ

    And a graceful youth had in his hand

    a pleasing rosary of yusr (black coral).

  2. فقال يسرٌ جاءنيْ

    منهُ ووصلٌ قرّبه

    Then he said, “Ease has come to me

    from him, and union has brought him near.”

  3. فلام عنّي صاحبي

    وقال هذا مذنبه

    Then my companion reproached him on my behalf,

    and said, “This is his wrongdoing:

  4. ما هي للتْسبيح بل

    يُحصي بها من عذّبه

    it is not for glorifying God, but

    with it he counts those he has tormented.”