أَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ رَبُّ مُدكِرٍ

أَخطَأَ في مُدَّةٍ مَضَت وَخَطّي

I seek forgiveness from Allah, Lord of the grateful one

He erred for a time now passed and his errors

خاطَ إِلَيهِ الخُروقَ زائِرُهُ

وَجَفنُهُ بِالرُقادِ لَم يُخَطِ

He whose separation has rent his cloak

And whose eyelids wakefulness has furrowed

أَسخَطَهُ البَينُ ثُمَّ أَرضَتهُ عُقباهُ

فَنالَ الرِضا مِنَ السَخطِ

Estrangement at first angered him, then in time

He won content from that discontent

ذابَ عَلَيهِ لُعابُ لاعِبَةٍ

بِصارِمٍ لِلسَرابِ مُمتَخَطِ

The spittle of a coy and sportive girl

Ran down a sword quick to the mirage