لَسْتُ مِمَّنْ يُظَنُّ فيه سِوَى ما

يقتضيهِ الوِدادُ في الإِفْراطِ

I am not one who is thought to be

Other than what affection dictates in its excess.

وَلَوَ انِّي رأَيتُ ذلِكَ داءً

رُحْتُ من عَزْمَتِي إِلى بُقْرَاطِ

Had I seen that as a sickness,

I would have turned from my resolve to Hippocrates.

حاشَ لِلَّهِ أَنْ أَزِلَّ ضلالاً

بَعْدَ ما لاحَ لِي سَوِيُّ الصِّراطِ

Far be it from God that I should slip into error

After the straight path has become clear to me.