الوَجهُ مِنكَ عَنِ الصَوابِ يُضِلُّني
وَإِذا ضَلَلتُ فَإِنَّهُ يَهديني
His face leads me astray from the path of right,
yet whenever I stray, it guides me.
وَتُميتُني الأَلحاظُ مِنكَ بِنَظرَةٍ
وَإِذا أَرَدتَ بِنَظرَةٍ تُحيِيني
His glances kill me with a single look,
and, if you wish, with a single look you bring me back to life.
وَكَذاكَ مِن مَرَضِ الجُفونِ بَلِيَّتي
وَإِذا مَرِضتُ فَإِنَّها تَشفيني
Likewise, he who made my eyelids ache throughout my night—
whenever I fall ill, they heal me.
فَلِذاكَ أَشري الوَصلَ مِنكَ بِمُهجَتي
وَأَبيعُ دُنيائي بِذاكَ وَديني
For that very reason, I buy union with him at the price of my soul,
and sell for it my worldly life and my faith.
Sol 5.6