نَفْسِي قَضَتْ بِالتَّأسِّي

نَفْسِي قَضَتْ بِالتَّأسِّي

لَمَّا فُتِنْتُ بِشمسِ

لَمَّا فُتِنْتُ بِشمسِ

My soul resolved to seek solace

when I was captivated by a sun.

وَلم تَمِلْ لِهَوَى مَنْ

وَلم تَمِلْ لِهَوَى مَنْ

يَبِيعُ غَالٍ بِبَخْسِ

يَبِيعُ غَالٍ بِبَخْسِ

Nor did it incline toward love of one

who sells what is precious for a pittance.

وَقَدْ نهت من غوائي

وَقَدْ نهت من غوائي

وَمَا أبرِّىءُ نَفْسِي

وَمَا أبرِّىءُ نَفْسِي

And it had restrained me from my waywardness,

yet I do not absolve my soul.