1. We were so delicate before our being was ripped
I think I'm worshipping you, oh painter
١. لقد كنا رنقا قبل فتق وجودنا
أظن بأني عابد لك عامل
2. But when the sign of night was erased for me I saw
That you are object, deed, and doer
٢. فلما محا لي آية الليل شاهدت
بأنك مفعول وفعل وفاعل
3. The ancient beauty wrote on our cheeks
Lo, all things besides God are vain
٣. لقد كتب الحسن القديم بخدنا
ألا كل شيء ما خلا الله باطل
4. The universes appeared to us in the eye of their deed
And every bliss is, without fail, fleeting
٤. تراءت لنا الأكوان في عين فعلها
وكل نعيم لا محالة زائل