يا ذا الَّذي وَخَدَت مَطِيَّةُ لَومِهِ

يا ذا الَّذي وَخَدَت مَطِيَّةُ لَومِهِ

إِذ حَثَّها الحادي الَّذي هُوَ جُهدُهُ

إِذ حَثَّها الحادي الَّذي هُوَ جُهدُهُ

O you whose mount of reproach trotted swiftly,

O you whose mount was blamed for his fault,

when the camel-driver—your own effort—urged it on.

When the guide urged it on, for that is his role,

ما فِيَّ فَضلٌ لِاِستِماعِ مَلامَةٍ

ما فِيَّ فَضلٌ لِاِستِماعِ مَلامَةٍ

في حُبِّ مَولايَ الَّذي أَنا عَبدُهُ

في حُبِّ مَولايَ الَّذي أَنا عَبدُهُ

I have no strength to spare for listening to reproach

I have no merit in hearing blame,

for loving my master, whose slave I am.

For loving my Master, whom I serve,

ذا النُصحِ غِشٌّ لا مَحالَةَ مِنكَ لي

ذا النُصحِ غِشٌّ لا مَحالَةَ مِنكَ لي

إِذا كُنتَ تَعلَمُ أَنَّ فَقدي فَقدُهُ

إِذا كُنتَ تَعلَمُ أَنَّ فَقدي فَقدُهُ

This counsel is surely deceit from you toward me,

Your advice is surely insincere to me,

if you know that my loss is his loss.

If you know that to lose me is to lose Him.