قُل لمُستَكبرٍ أسا

قُل لمُستَكبرٍ أسا

ءَ ولو شاءَ أحسنا

ءَ ولو شاءَ أحسنا

Tell the haughty one who did wrong,

Tell the arrogant one who did evil

Though he could have done good had he wished,

That if he wished he could have done good

ولمن تاهَ إنَّهُ

ولمن تاهَ إنَّهُ

من فؤادِي تمكنا

من فؤادِي تمكنا

And the one who boasts that he

And to the one who went astray

Has gained mastery over my heart:

That he took hold of my heart

جسمُ نورٍ إذا بَدا

جسمُ نورٍ إذا بَدا

وقَضيبٌ إذا انثَنى

وقَضيبٌ إذا انثَنى

A body of light when he appears,

A body of light when it appeared

And a slender branch when he bends.

And a rod when it bent

كنتُ أُخفي الهَوى فأن

كنتُ أُخفي الهَوى فأن

طَقتُ دَمعي فأعلنا

طَقتُ دَمعي فأعلنا

I used to conceal my love; then

I used to hide my love but my

I made my tears speak, and they revealed it.

Tears spoke and made it known