يا لَهفَ نفسي قُتِلَت رَبيعَه

رَبيعَةُ السامِعَة المُطيعَه

Alas for my soul! Rabi'ah has been slain,

Rabi'ah, the heeding, the obedient,

قَد سَبَقَتني فيهُمُ الوَقيعَه

دَعا حَكيمٌ دَعوَةً سَميعَه

The calamity concerning them outstripped me,

A wise one issued a summons that was heard,

مِن غَيرِ ما بُطْلٍ وَلا خَديعَه

حلّوا بِها المَنزِلَةَ الرَفيعَه

With neither falsehood nor deception,

They attained thereby the exalted station.