وَلَمّا تَناءَت بِالحَبيب دِيارُهُ

وَلَمّا تَناءَت بِالحَبيب دِيارُهُ

وَغودِرتُ مِمَّن غارَ فيهِ عَلى وَهمِ

وَغودِرتُ مِمَّن غارَ فيهِ عَلى وَهمِ

And when his dwellings carried the beloved far away,

And when the abode of my beloved disappeared

And I was left among those jealous over him on mere suspicion,

And I was kept away from the one I envied in it falsely

تَمَكَّن مِنّي الشَوقُ غَيرَ مخالِسٍ

تَمَكَّن مِنّي الشَوقُ غَيرَ مخالِسٍ

كَمُعتَزِلي قَد تَمَكَّن من خَصم

كَمُعتَزِلي قَد تَمَكَّن من خَصم

Longing took firm hold of me, not by stealth,

Longing took hold of me unrelentingly

Like a Muʿtazilite who has gained mastery over an opponent.

Like an ascetic whose enemy has gained mastery over him