1. O Lord of a darkness I once yielded to,
It would pass over me when my supporters were absent,
١. يا ربّ مَظلَمَةٍ يَوماً لَطِيتُ لَها
تَمضي عَلَيَّ إِذا ما غابَ نُصاري
2. Until when its darkness rolled away from me,
And in it I donned the robe of the raging addict
٢. حَتّى إِذا ما اِنجَلَت عَنّي غَيابَتُها
وَثَبتُ فيها وثوبَ المخدرِ الضاري