1. You have no substitute nor compensation for me
For I am but an attribute of your essence
١. ما مِنكَ لي خَلَفٌ وَلا عِوَضٌ
إِنّي لِجَوهَرِ ذاتِكَ العَرَضُ
2. I ransom you with my ailing heart and with
My eyes that cannot rest without you
٢. أَفديكَ بِالقَلبِ العَليلِ وَبِال
طرفِ الَّذي بِكَ لَيسَ يَغتَمِضُ
3. And I say when illness has afflicted you
It is with those who recover, not with you, the ailment
٣. وَأَقولُ إِذ عادوكَ مِن مَرَضٍ
بِالعائِدينَ وَلا بِكَ المَرَضُ
4. I swear, whenever bliss presents itself to us
Your thoughts in it are an obstacle
٤. أَقسَمتُ ما عَرَضَ النَعيمُ لَنا
إِلّا وَهَمُّكَ فيهِ مُعتَرِضُ
5. If the days of wellness in you were as
My pact with your pact, it would be annulled
٥. لا كانَ عَهدُ البُرءِ فيكَ كَما
عَهدي بِعَهدِكَ فَهوَ مُنتَقَضُ
6. O essence of precious beauty, none among
Mankind has it, neither intrinsically nor accidentally
٦. يا جَوهَرَ الحُسنِ الثَمينِ وَما
في الناسِ مِنهُ لا وَلا العَرَضُ