تَرَاءَت لك الدنيا الخؤون فحلّتِ

عرى توبَةٍ أبرمتها فاضمحلَّتِ

The sorrows of life seemed trivial to you, so

You donned the garb of sincere repentance, and it faded away.

تكلّفتهاحتى إذا ما اقتنصتها

محت أم دفرٍ رسمها إذ تجلتِ

You persevered till you attained it,

Then erased any blemishes once it appeared to you.

تكلّف مَن لَم يأتها عن بصيرَةٍ

فما أقبلت حتى انثَنَت وتولّتِ

He who does not come to it with insight

Will not attain it, even if he strives, then turns away.

تَجافَ عن الدنيا وأمضٍِ طَلاقَها

طَلاقَ بَتاتٍ إنَّها شرُّ خِلّةٍ

Turn away from this life and complete your separation from it

A definite separation - it is the worst companion.

تَنَل طِيبَ وقتٍ لم يُكَدِّر صفاؤه

ومشهَدَ أنسٍ لم يُدَنَّس بغفلةِ

You attained a blessed time, whose calm was undisturbed,

And witnessed intimacy that was not tainted by heedlessness.

وتَرقَ لحال في بساطِ كرامةٍ

أتاكَ بها الهادي المبين الأدِلّةِ

And you aspired to a state of honor

Brought to you by the Guide, the Clear Proof.

تَلألأتِ الدُّنيا لِنُورِ جَبِينِه

فولَّيتُوجهِي شَطرَهُ فهو قِبلَتِي

The world shone with the light of his forehead,

So I turned my face towards him, for he is my qibla.

تنآءى فحنَّ الجذعُ شوقاً فكيفَ لاَ

يحنُّ له قلبي وتنهلُّ مُقلَتِي

He leaned towards me, so his trunk longed - how could

My heart not yearn for him, and my downpour not flood for him?

تَوَسَّل به يا أيها المُذنِبُ الذي

مَضَى العمرُ مِنهُ في شقاءٍ وضلَّةِ

Seek intercession through him, O you guilty one

Whose life was spent in misery and misguidance,

تَزُوركَ يا خيرَ الأنام مُحَمَّداً

صلاَةُ شَجٍ في عَبرَةٍ مستهلَّة

Visit, O best of creation, Muhammad,

The prayers of one tearful in regret and overwhelmed.