يَا نَفْسُ لاَ تُصْغِي إِلى سَلْوَةٍ

كَم أَخْلَفَ الْمَوْعِدَ عُرْقُوبُ

O soul, do not listen to the allurement

How much has the carotid artery broken its promise

رَأَيْتَ يَا قَلْبِيَ وَصَّاكَ إِبْ

رَاهِيمُ بِالْحُزْنِ وَيَعْقُوبُ

You have seen, O my heart, Ibrahim advised you

with sorrow, and Jacob