طُرُقُ الغَيِّ سَهلَةٌ واسِعاتٌ

وَطَريقُ الهُدى كَسُمِّ الخَيّاطِ

The paths of misguidance are easy and spacious,

While the path of righteousness is as narrow as a seamstress's thread.

مَطلَعٌ شَقَّ لا تُكَلَّفُهُ الضَمُّ

رُ إِلّا مَضروبَةً بِالسِياطِ

It has a rugged ascent which cannot be climbed

Except with determination and self-discipline.

كَيفَ لي بِالسُهوبِ يَسلِكُها الرَك

بُ حَياتي فيها بِقَطعِ النِياطِ

How can the riders traverse the wilderness,

While my life remains constrained by moral codes?

عارِياتٍ مِنَ النَباتِ وَلَكِن

أُلبِسَت مِن سَرابِها كَالرِياطِ

The plains are barren of vegetation yet

Their mirages clothe them like meadows.