1. I say to the master of my soul from his love:
The way of loyalty is to spend it in his way
١. أَقولُ لِمَولى نَفسُهُ مِن هِبانِهِ
سَبيلُ الوَفا إِنفقُها في سَبيلِهِ
2. We stayed a little after him, while most of us
What he desires most is the passing of that little
٢. أَقَمنا قَليلاً بَعدَهُ وَكَثيرُنا
فَأَكثَرُ ما يَهوى اِنقِضاءُ قَليلِهِ
3. To the extent that eyes weep and hearts crack
And sorrow grieves after its illness
٣. بِمِقدارِ ما تَبكي العُيونُ وَنُصدَع
قُلوبُ وَيُشقي الحُزنُ بَعدَ غَليلِهِ
4. Otherwise we would have met him, and there would be for his sorrow upon us
No guide guided by his guide
٤. وَإِلّا لَقيناهُ وَلَيسَ لِحُزنِهِ
عَلَينا دَليلٌ يَهتَدي بِدَليلِهِ
5. And thinking that time has forgotten his affliction
And healed over the trace of sorrow with its trains
٥. وَظَنٍّ بِأَنَّ الدَهرَ أَنسى مُصابَهُ
وَعَفّى عَلى أَثرِ الأَسى بِذُيولِهِ