لَعَمريBy my life لَقَدindeed غالَبتُI wrestled with نَفسيmy soul عَلىover الهَوىlove
لَعَمري لَقَد غالَبتُ نَفسي عَلى الهَوى
لِتَسلىso that it might forget فَكانَتbut it proved شَهوَةُdesire النَفسِthe soul أَغلَباstronger
لِتَسلى فَكانَت شَهوَةُ النَفسِ أَغلَبا
By my life, I wrestled with my soul over love,
That it might forget—but the soul’s desire proved stronger.
Sol 6.1