ذهبتُ من الدنيا وقد ذهبت مني

ذهبتُ من الدنيا وقد ذهبت مني

هوى الدهر بي عنها وولى بها عني

هوى الدهر بي عنها وولى بها عني

I left this world when it had already left me.

I have left the world, and it has left me.

Time cast me down, away from it, and turned away with it from me.

Time cast me down, away from it, and carried it away from me.

فإن أبكِ نفسي أبكِ نفساً نفيسةً

فإن أبكِ نفسي أبكِ نفساً نفيسةً

وإن أحتسبها أحتسبها على ضن

وإن أحتسبها أحتسبها على ضن

If I weep for myself, I weep for a precious soul.

So if I weep for my soul, I weep for a precious soul.

And if I surrender it to God in hope of reward, I surrender it grudgingly.

And if I accept its loss in hope of reward, I do so reluctantly.

وأفلتني عيسى وكانت خديعةً

وأفلتني عيسى وكانت خديعةً

حللتُ بها ملكي وفلت بها سني

حللتُ بها ملكي وفلت بها سني

And ʿĪsā eluded me—and it was a ruse;

And Isa let me escape, but it was a ruse.

Through it I undid my kingship, and through it my tooth was blunted.

Through it I undid my kingship, and through it my tooth was blunted.