وَقالوا تَصَبَّر قُلتُ كَيفَ وَإِنَّما

أُريدُ الهَوى حَتّى أَلَذَّ وَأَنعَما

They said abstain, I said how when

All I want is love to be sweet and blissful

وَيَأخُذُ لَحظَ العَينِ مِمَّن أُحِبُّهُ

شِفاءً وَأَلقى زائِراً وَمُسَلِّما

And to take a glance from the one I love

As healing, and to find a visitor showing peace

لَو كُنتُ مِمَّن يَتَّقي الناسَ في الهَوى

لَكانَ تُقى رَبّي أَعَفَّ وَأَكرَما

If I were among those who avoid people in passion

Avoiding my Lord would be more virtuous and generous