وَقائِلة ماتَ الكِرامُ فَمَن لَنا

فَقُلتُ لَها ربّي فَقومي ببابهِ

And saying, the generous died, so who do we have

So I said to her, my Lord, so stand by His door

فَما غَيرهُ يا هند يَوماً يُغيثُنا

إِذا عَضّنا الدّهر الخَؤونُ بِنابِهِ

For none but Him, O Hind, one day will rain us

When the times bite us with its fangs

وَقُلتُ لَها مَن كانَ غايَة قَصدهِ

عَطاءَ سِوى المَولى فُمخطِي صوابهِ

And I said to her, whoever's destination is

Giving besides the Master, has missed the mark

فَلا تَسأَلي غَيرَ الإِله فمَن يَرُم

سُؤالاً لِمَخلوقٍ فَلَيسَ بِنابهِ

So do not ask but God, for who dares

To ask a creature, it is not its place

إِذا ماتَ مَن يُرجى فَمَقصودي الّذي

هُوَ اللَّه مَنْ لم يُرْجَ غيرُ جنابهِ

When he who is hoped for dies, my destination is He

Who is God, none but His side hoped for

وَإِن إِلَه الخلقِ خالِقنا الّذي

يُرَجُّونه باقٍ فَلوذي بِنا بهِ

And the God of creation, our Creator who

They hope for, is eternal, so I take refuge in Him

وَعودي بِنا نَرحل عَنِ النّاس كلّهم

فَمِنهُم يضرّ المَرء أَدنى اِقتِرابهِ

And return, that we may travel from all people

For the nearest of them can harm one

وَهيّا بِنا عَنهُم نُحاوِل عُزلَةً

وَنَسكن طَوداً عالياً لا بِنا بِهِ

And come, that away from them we may try isolation

And inhabit a towering mountain, no soul near but He