1. By my body's long wasting because of you, and my numb bewilderment,

    by the strength of my love for you and the weakness of my endurance,

  2. by my love, by my abasement, by my heartache, by my bewilderment,

    by my sickness, by my weakness, by my unceasing restlessness,

  3. by what God—great is His majesty—sent down,

    as the Qur'an in the words of the Prophet Muhammad:

  4. be gentle, for I am the man whose body you have weakened,

    not by mistake, but with deliberate intent.

  5. Give alms to your poor one from your bounty,

    for here I am, my hand outstretched toward you.

Sol 6.1