وَمُذْ خُضتُ بَحرَ العِشقِ في سفُن الهَوى

فَنيتُ بِهِ وَجْداً وغبتُ عن الحِسِّ

Since I sailed the seas of love in the ships of passion

I was consumed with ecstasy and forgot all reason

فَلَم ترَني عَينٌ وإنّي تِجاهَها

ولم تدرِ بي كفٌّ لدى حالةِ اللمْسِ

No eyes saw me though I stood right before them

No hands touched me though I was within their reach

كَأنَّ الهَوى نارٌ وَمِنها تصوّرت

عِظامي وَأَعضائي وَروحي مَعَ النَّفسِ

It was as if love itself were fire and from it

My bones, my limbs, my soul, my breath were formed

فَكُنتُ كَجِنِيٍّ يرى الإِنسَ كلَّهم

وَلَيسَ يَراهُ ما حَواليهِ مِن إِنسِ

So I was like a supernatural creature viewing

All of mankind while unseen by those around me