أنتَ حَديثي في النّومِ واليَقَظَهْ

أَتْعَبْتُ مِمّا أَهْذي بِكَ الحَفَظَهْ

You are my speech in sleep and in waking

I am weary of what with you I rehearse by heart

كَمْ واعِظٍ فيكَ لي وواعِظَةٍ

لو كُنْتُ مِمّنْ تَنْهاهُ عَنْكَ عِظَهْ

How many a preacher to me and preaching

If only I were one deterred from you by preaching