لَئِن عُدتُ بَعدَ اليَومِ إِنّي لَظالِمُ

سَأَصرِفُ نَفسي حَيثُ تُبغى المَكارِمُ

If I return after today, I will be unjust

I will direct myself wherever virtues are sought

مَتى يَظفَرُ الغادي إِلَيكَ بِحاجَةٍ

وَنِصفُكَ مَحجوبٌ وَنِصفُكَ نائِمُ

When will the one walking to you obtain a need

While half of you is veiled and half of you is sleeping