أَحْرُفٌ أَرْبَعٌ بِهَا هَامَ قَلْبِي

وَتَلاَشَتْ بِهَا هُمُومِي وَفِكْرِي

Four letters obsessed my heart

Four letters by which my heart wanders in love,

And through them faded my worries and thoughts

And by which my sorrows and thoughts have faded away:

أَلِفٌ أَلَّفَ الْخِلاَئِقَ بِالصُّنْعِ الجَمِي

لِ فَلاَمٌ عَلَى السَّلامَةِ تَجْرِي

An Alif that connected creations with perfect creativity

An 'Alif' that united all creation through a beautiful

A Lam, well-wishing flowed through it

Craft, then a 'Lam' that flows upon peace,

ثُمَّ لاَمٌ زِيَادَةً في الْمَعَالِي

ثُمَّ هَاءٌ بِهَا أَهِيمُ وَأَدْرِي

Then a Lam, elevating the sublime

Then another 'Lam' for an increase in exalted heights,

Then a Ha, by which I become perplexed and aware

Then a 'Ha' by which I wander in passion and truly know.