كفى ما جرى يا عينُ من دَمع حسرةٍ

على عُمُر أذهَبته في سِوَى النُّسك

Enough of what has passed, O eye, of tearful regret

Over a life whose time I spent in other than devotion

كتبتُ الذي عندي من الحُزن والأَسى

وهل ينفعُ الكتمانُ من طرقُه يبكي

I wrote what I had of sadness and sorrow

And does concealment avail from Him who makes lamentation knock?

كرِهتُ حياةً ما بلغتُ بها مُنىً

فعيشي بها في غاية الضِّيق والضَّنك

I disliked a life in which I attained no wish

So my living in it is extremely straitened and distressed

كفاني رجائي في النبيّ محمد

فلا فرقَ بين الأخذ عندي أو الترك

My hope in the Prophet Muhammad has sufficed me

So there is no difference for me between taking or leaving

كريمُ المُحيَّا يفضحُ البدر نورُه

وأوصافُه تُزرى على الدُّرِّ في المسِّلك

The Generous Lord makes the full moon's light seem dim

And attributes of His dim the lustre of pearls on a necklace

كلوُني إلى ما ترتجي من شفاعةٍ

له في غد تمحو الذي كان من إفكي

My colour tends toward what you hope for in intercession

From Him tomorrow erasing what was of my lies

كأني بنفسي وافقا عند حوضه

وقد ختمت تلكَ الأباريقُ بالمسك

It is as if I see my soul has attained at his basin

And those jugs have been sealed with musk

كبرتُ وقد ولَّى الشبابُ ووقته

وإنّي لارجو العفو من مالك المُلك

I have grown old and youth has turned its back and left its time

And I still hope for pardon from the Owner of the Kingdom

كما جاء في القرآن يغفر ذنوبنا

إذا شاء كلَّ السيئات سوى الشِّرك

As it came in the Qur'an, He forgives our sins

If He wills, all evil deeds except associating others with Him

كأن بياضَ الشَّيبِ ثوبٌ إنابَةٍ

لبست له بعد الدُّعابة والضحك

It is as if the whiteness of old age is a garment of return

Which I wore after playfulness and laughter