طالَت عَلَيَّ لَيلي الصَومَ وَاِتَّصَلَت

طالَت عَلَيَّ لَيلي الصَومَ وَاِتَّصَلَت

حَتّى لَقَد خِلتُها زادَت عَلى العَدَدِ

حَتّى لَقَد خِلتُها زادَت عَلى العَدَدِ

My fasting nights stretched long upon me, one after another;

My night of fasting grew long for me and stretched on,

until, indeed, I thought they had grown beyond all counting—

until I truly thought it had gone beyond reckoning,

شَوقاً إِلى مَجلِسٍ يَزهو بِساكِنِهِ

شَوقاً إِلى مَجلِسٍ يَزهو بِساكِنِهِ

أَعيذُهُ بِجَلالِ الواحِدِ الصِمَدِ

أَعيذُهُ بِجَلالِ الواحِدِ الصِمَدِ

for longing for a gathering made radiant by the one within,

out of longing for a gathering place that glories in its occupant,

whom I commend to the majestic protection of the One, the Eternal Refuge.

for whom I seek protection through the majesty of the One, the Self-Sufficient.