يا سادةً كنت أرجو

إسعادهم في المهالكْ

O masters, I had hoped

to make them happy in dire straits

ضيّقتمُ بالتجنّي

عليَّ فجّ المسالك

You have burdened me with injustice

making the paths difficult and narrow

حبست يا نفس شيئاً

فجاز عقد شمالك

I imprisoned something, O soul

so your left hand's knot came undone

هجرٌ وبينٌ مضافٌ

منهم وذاك فدالك

Estrangement and separation in addition

to them, that is your undoing