إِذَا نِلْنَا الذِي نَهْوى

مِنَ الْمَقْصودِ بِالذَّاتِ

When we attain what we desire

When we attain that which we desire

Of the very essence of our quest,

Of the Ultimate Purpose and Essence itself,

سَلَوْنَا كُلَّ مَا يَهْوَى

مِنْ أَعْرَاضٍ وَلَذَّاتِ

We spurn all other vain desires

We forget all else that the soul might crave

Of attributes and pleasures.

Of fleeting illusions and worldly pleasures,

وَنَسْتَحْلِي الْعَنَا وَالْكَ

دَّ فِي جَنْبِ الْمَزِيَّاتِ

And we regard misery and sorrow

And we find sweetness in hardship and the

As naught, compared to joyful days.

Toil, when placed beside such exalted states.