سألت يا مولاي عن قصتي

سألت يا مولاي عن قصتي

وما اقتضى بالرسم إخلالي

وما اقتضى بالرسم إخلالي

You asked, my lord, about my circumstances—

You asked, my lord, about my situation,

and what caused me to neglect the customary observance.

and what caused my neglect of the customary practice.

ليست بجسمي علةٌ تشتكي

ليست بجسمي علةٌ تشتكي

وإنما العلة في حالي

وإنما العلة في حالي

No bodily illness is troubling me;

There is no ailment in my body to complain of;

rather, the ailment lies in my circumstances.

the ailment lies only in my circumstances.

وذاك داءٌ لم تزل ضامناً

وذاك داءٌ لم تزل ضامناً

من سقمه برئي وإبلالي

من سقمه برئي وإبلالي

And that is a malady—you have always stood as guarantor

And that is an illness for which you have always guaranteed

of my cure and recovery from its affliction.

my cure and recovery from its sickness.