يا مُبتَلىً بِضَناه يَرجُو رَحمَةً

مِن مالِكٍ يَشفيهِ مِن أَوصابِهِ

O afflicted one hoping for mercy

From a healer to cure his wounds

أَوصاكَ سِحرُ جُنونِهِ بِتَسهّدٍ

وَتَلَذُّذٍ فَقبِلتَ ما أَوصى بِهِ

The sorcery of his madness has commanded you

To take pleasure and so you accepted what it commanded

اِصبر عَلى مَضَضِ الهَوى فَلَرُبّما

تَحلو مَرارَةَ صَبرِهِ أَو صابِهِ

Be patient with the pain of passion for perhaps

The bitterness of patience or wounds will sweeten