للقلْبِ من حُكمِ الهَوى

نحْوَ الحبيبِ بَواعثُ

The heart has its own logic in love

That urges it toward the beloved

ولهُ بِطارقَةِ الخَفا

مِمَّا يُعاني عابِثُ

And it has its own covert ways

To endure the torment it faces

يَمضي على عهدِ الحبي

بِ ولنْ يُغاثَ النَّاكثُ

It keeps the covenant of love

And no traitor will find salvation

عهْدُ المُوَلَّهِ دينُهُ

لم يَلْفِتَنْهُ نافِثُ

The covenant of the devoted one is his faith

No deceiver could make him waver

وبكلِّ عصرٍ خيرُ مَنْ

يَرعى العُهودَ الوارِثُ

In every era, the best person

Is one who keeps the inherited covenants