1. I am indeed afflicted by illness,
And my existence among you is as if non-existent.

2. So farewell my lords, farewell,
You are the intended, not knowledge.

3. And the living have known,
If only my tears when I shed them,

4. The remembrance of you carries them to you,
And my heart its burning passion heals.

5. How can I conceal while love for you,
Bears witness - my tears and illness!

6. I have not ceased, by God, in my concerns,
Whether in existence or non-existence,

7. To you belongs the duty of my pain.
O my companions, of enduring peace!

8. Who are my companions, and what is peace?
I lost my spirit without delay,

9. Like lightning which gleamed in the darkness.
O my dear ones, without blame!

10. Today I am busy with myself.
So remember me if I forget you.

11. My troubles are equal to my serenity,
And my beloved is no longer hidden.

12. Bear witness, my lords, to my ruin,
And spread in the throng the news of me,

13. And spread the secret but conceal
I have fallen prostrate at the thresholds,

14. And to the beloveds I belong entirely.
And if I am rightly guided,

15. Love will not see me turn back,
After the tents were struck for me.

16. The world is a darkness of gloom,
Its light is truth, to the understanding ones.

17. How much existence do I have, and how much non-existence?
I was before today in a dream,

18. And that dream has been fulfilled.
My longings for you have no cause,

19. Creation is remote and yet near,
My state settled and yet perturbed,

20. So my time is all delight,
With it the melodies and tunes.

21. The cloud rent my soul,
And in its light my essence appeared,

22. And my existence disappeared in its darkness,
And from the joy of my beloved,

23. I and the longings will contend!
Oh my heart and oh my delight,

24. That I cease to be is no wonder -
My light appeared and my veil disappeared,

25. Whenever I turned to Him, He smiled at me,
And when I frowned, He smiled at me.