1. دارت السرّاء فيهِ قَهْوة

    فَتَسَوّغْتُ الأجَلَ الأعْذَبا

    Joy circulated there as wine.

    So I swallowed the sweetest death.

  2. قَبْل أنْ أغْشَاهُ هَاجَرْتُ له

    نِيّةٌ أخْلَصْتُها مُحْتَسِبا

    Before I visited him, I emigrated for his sake,

    With an intention I made sincere, seeking divine reward.

  3. فَلَئِنْ وَافَيْت عَبْداً كَلِفاً

    فلَقد لاقَيْتُ مَوْلىً حَدِبا

    So if indeed I arrived as a devoted servant,

    Then I surely met a caring master.