ومضى يؤمّك فانثنيتُ أودّ لو

أني اتّخذت مع الرسول سبيلا

He went ahead to guide you, so I turned back wishing

I had taken the path with the Messenger

وأخذتَ قلبي يا رسول فليتَني

قد كنتُ دونكَ للفؤاد رسولا

You took my heart, O Messenger, if only

I had been a messenger to the heart instead of you