غَضِبتُ عَلى نَفسٍ عَلَيها غَضِبتُمُ

غَضِبتُ عَلى نَفسٍ عَلَيها غَضِبتُمُ

فَلَيسَ لَها جِسمي بِدارِ مُقامِ

فَلَيسَ لَها جِسمي بِدارِ مُقامِ

I grew angry with my soul—with it you grew angry;

I grew angry with a soul with which you were angry;

Thus my body is no lasting abode for it.

so my body is no dwelling place for it.

سَلِ البَيتَ إِن أَضحى مِنَ الناسِ خالِياً

سَلِ البَيتَ إِن أَضحى مِنَ الناسِ خالِياً

أَيَسمَعُ مِنّي إِن دَخَلتُ سَلامي

أَيَسمَعُ مِنّي إِن دَخَلتُ سَلامي

Ask the house, if it stands empty of people:

Ask the house, if it has become empty of people:

Would it hear my greeting if I entered?

Does it hear my greeting if I enter?