اِذكُر ذُنوبَكَ أَيُّها ذا الناسي
وَاِستَغفرنّ اللَه رَبّ الناسِ
Remember your sins, O forgetful one,
And seek forgiveness from Allah, Lord of mankind.
وَاِقرَع عَلى ما فاتَ سنّك نادِماً
وَاِكرَع مِن العَبرات في أَكواسِ
Knock in regret on what your years have passed,
And pour from cups of tears.
وَاِنفض عَن الدُنيا يَديكَ وَلا تَكُن
تُعَنى بِهذي الأَربُع الأَدراسِ
Remove your hands from this world, and do not
Occupy yourself with these four worthless things.
وَاكحل جفونك بِالسهاد فَإِنَّما
يَرضى حَبيبك غايَةَ الإِيناسِ
Line your eyelids with wakefulness, for only
Your Beloved is pleased with the utmost vigilance.
أَتَنام عَمّن لَيسَ يَمنَع وَصلَهُ
أَخطَأتَ أَن خالَفتَ كُل قِياسِ
How can you sleep when nothing prevents His union?
You have erred by opposing all reason.
مَن باتَ مُلتذّاً بِقُرب حَبيبه
لَم تَتّصِل أَجفانُهُ بِنُعاسِ
He who spends the night intoxicated with the nearness of his Beloved,
His eyelids will not be touched by drowsiness.
لَو أَنّ وَجدَكَ لا يُفَتَّرُ لَم تَكُن
تَنسى حَبيباً لَم تَجدهُ بِناسِ
If He had found you never faltering, you would not
Have forgotten a Beloved you did not find with people.
أَلّا وَجَدتَ الوَجدَ فيهِ لَذّةٌ
أَلّا رَأَيت السُقمَ خَيرَ لِباسِ
If only you felt the ecstasy in Him,
If only you saw sickness as the best clothing.
اِنظُر لِنَفسك قَبلَ وَقت رَحيلِها
وَاِذكُر بِقَبرك قَلّة الإِيناسِ
Look after yourself before your soul's departure,
And remember in your grave the scarcity of companions.
يا ذا الَّذي أَهدى لَنا تُحَفَ الهُدى
وَأَعادَ ذِكر الدِينِ بَعدَ تَناسِ
O You who guided us with the gifts of guidance,
And revived the mention of religion after neglect.
حَيّتكَ نَفسٌ صَبّةٌ بِتَحيّةٍ
وَرَدَت عَلَيكَ نَفيسَةَ الأَنفاسِ
My soul greeted you with a pouring greeting,
And the most precious breath returned to you.
تَرجو بِيُمنِكَ دَعوَةً مِن مُؤمِنٍ
بُنيَت مِن التَوفيقِ فَوقَ أَساسِ
Through your blessings I hope for a prayer
From a believer, built on the foundation of success.
عَن خاطِرٍ صَعبِ القِياد مَخاطِرٍ
مِن كَثرَةِ الأَوزارِ في وَسواسِ
From a restless mind, full of risky thoughts,
From the great burdens of obsession and doubt.
وَقَريحَةٍ بِالسَيّئاتِ قَريحَةٍ
خَمدَت وَكانَت في ذَكاءِ إِياسِ
And a mind inclined to evil, a mind
That has dimmed and fallen into hopelessness.
هَزّت مَواعظُكَ القُلوبَ تَشوُّفاغً
حَتّى أَلانَت كُلَّ قَلبٍ قاسِ
Your sermons shook hearts longing
Until they softened every stubborn heart.
فَلتَشفِها بَعدَ الضَلالَةِ بِالهُدى
أَنتَ الطَبيبُ لَها وَأَنتَ الآسي
So quench them after misguidance with guidance,
You are the healer, and you are the comforter.
