1. The world was good when it took back
That lofty state from me,
١. أَحسنَت الدنيا التي اسْتَرْجَعَتْ
مِنِّي تِلك الحالةَ الفَاخِرَة
2. It did not busy my mind with vilifying it,
But freed my heart for the hereafter.
٢. ما شَغَلَتْ بالي بتقبِيحها
بل فرَّغَتْ قَلْبي إِلى الآخرة