تَجَرَّدَت نَفسِيَ عَن نَفسي

فَزالَ بِالخَلعِ لَها لُبسي

My soul stripped itself of self

Removing its garb, releasing all obscurity

وَراحَ يَومي عَن غَدي ناقِصاً

بِضَعِفِ ما زادَ عَلى أَمسي

And my today lacked tomorrow

With little added since yesterday's eve

وَلَم أَزَل أَرصُدُ بَدرَ الدُجى

حَتّى اِجتَلَيتُ البَدرَ في الشَمسِ

Yet I kept watch for the moon of darkness

Until in the sun the moon I espied

وَظَلَلتُ أَبغي الظِلِّ مِنها بِهِ

مِن عالَمِ الحِسِّ إِلى القُدسِ

And I sought shade from it within it

From the world of senses to the Divine Presence

فَفُزتُ بِالفَيءِ فَلَم يُضحِني

مُذ عُذتُ بِالجِنِّ مِنَ الإِنسِ

So I attained the spoils and since have not lost

When I sought refuge with the unseen from mankind