قلبي قسا ودواعي الذنب مزعجة

ولي باصلاح حال سال آمال

My heart was harsh, and sin's compulsion irksome

Yet I had hopes my state could still be mended

ما كنت اعلم ان القلب من حجر

حتى تدلى لعيني منه سلسال

I did not know this heart was made of stone

Until therefrom a chain before mine eyes descended