قَد أُبتُ بِالحاجَةِ مَقضِيَّةً

وَعِفتُ في الجَلسَةِ تَطويلَها

My need fulfilled is destiny's decree

I have returned, my need fully resolved,

And I, to sit long, patiently agree

And shunned the prolongation of my stay.

أَنتَ الَّذي طولُ بَقاءٍ لَهُ

خَيرٌ لِنَفسي مِن بَقائي لَها

You, whose long life is good fortune for me

You are the one whose long and lasting life

Better than I should in that fortune be

Is better for my soul than my own survival.