تتابعتِ الذُّنوبُ فابهظتني

وولَّى العمرُ واقتربَ الحِمامُ

The sins have continuously aggrieved me,

And life has passed as death draws near.

وما مِن مهربٍ في الأرضِ مُنجٍ

فأطلبُه وقد عَزَّ المرامُ

There is no escape or refuge on earth,

Yet I desire it though it's hard to attain.

فكنتُ اذاً كعودٍ ذي غِراسٍ

ارادَ السَّرحَ فاحتبسَ القيامُ

So I'm like a planted tree,

That wants to leave but is held back from rising.