زوَّجتِ الأنفسُ أبدانها

إذ أظهر الإنسان أعيانَها

The souls were wedded to their bodies

When man revealed their essence

وأحكم الطبعُ بها شهوةً

إذ أحكم الصانعُ بُنيانها

And nature firmly established in them desire

When the Creator firmly constructed them

أسكنه الرحمن في جنة

يلاعبُ الحور وولدانها

The Merciful settled him in a garden

Where he plays with houris and youths

أطاف بالكاسِ وإبريقه

رحمانه عليه غلمانها

He went around with a cup and a pitcher

While the Merciful's servants waited upon him

لما أتى عند كثيبِ الحمى

يطلبُ للأبصارِ رحمانها

When he came to the mound of heat

Seeking sights to delight his eyes

أنفسنا لو عرفتْ ذاتها

لأقرأت بالجمع قرآنها

If only our souls knew their own essence

They would together recite their Quran

سبحان من حيرَّها حكمة

فيها فلا تعرفُ قُرقانها

Glory to Him whose wisdom confused them

So they know not their own Quran