هاجه الوجد فمالا

يذكر اللّه تعالى

Passion seized him, so he danced

Not remembering God on high

مرغياً كالجمل المص

عب إذ حل عقالا

Like a camel freed of its load

When its nose rope is untied

قلت هل تبغي بهذا ال

رقص باللّه اتصالا

I said, "Do you seek by this dance

Communion with God most high?"

قال هذا خير ما ارتا

ض به الراجي كمالا

"This is the best that one who hopes

For perfection can occupy -

تترك النفس به لل

جسم أغلالاً ثقالا

That lets the soul leave to the body

Heavy shackles that weigh it down

فهوى دينارُهُ من

ه وقد تاه اختيالا

So his coin slipped from his hand

As he wandered in fantasy

ورآه أحد القو

م فأخفاه احتيالا

And one of the folk saw it and hid it

Deceitfully making it his own

وأحس الشيخ بالحا

دث فاعتل اعتلالا

And the Shaykh sensed what had occurred

And fell ill in invalidity

ودعا بالغوث حتى

أتعب القلب ابتهالا

And called out loudly for help

Until his heart was wearied by plea

قلت يا هذا أيبكي

زاهد مثلك مالا

I said, "O you who weep, ascetic like you

Over a mere coin gone astray

لم لا يلهمك الذك

ر عن الحزن اشتغالا

Why does remembrance not occupy you

To make you forget your dismay?

فتجرد من دعاو

مكنت منك الخيالا

Cast off your pretentions that let

Illusions hold such mastery

إنما نفسك في جس

مك لا ترضى انتقالا

For it's just your self in your body

That refuses to pass away."