يَا مَالِكِي وَالْمُسْتَبِدُّ بِسَائِرِي

يَا مَالِكِي وَالْمُسْتَبِدُّ بِسَائِرِي

وَالْمُرْتَدِي بِرِدَاءِ عِزٍّ بَاهِرِ

وَالْمُرْتَدِي بِرِدَاءِ عِزٍّ بَاهِرِ

O my master and absolute ruler of my whole being,

O my master, who holds absolute sway over my entire being,

And you who wear a robe of dazzling glory,

And who is adorned in a dazzling mantle of glory,

مَا كَانَ أَخْلَقَنِي بِحَظٍّ وَافِرِ

مَا كَانَ أَخْلَقَنِي بِحَظٍّ وَافِرِ

مِنْ بَحْرِ بِرِّكُمُ الْمَدِيدِ الْوَافِرِ

مِنْ بَحْرِ بِرِّكُمُ الْمَدِيدِ الْوَافِرِ

How deserving I was of a plentiful share

How deserving I was of an abundant share

From the vast, abundant sea of your benevolence!

From the vast, overflowing sea of your benevolence.

أَشْكُو لَوْ أَنَّ الذِّهْنَ يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ

أَشْكُو لَوْ أَنَّ الذِّهْنَ يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ

حَتَّى أُمَيِّزَ بَاطِنِي مِنْ ظَاهِرِي

حَتَّى أُمَيِّزَ بَاطِنِي مِنْ ظَاهِرِي

I would complain, if only the mind were master of itself,

I would complain, if only my mind possessed itself

So I could distinguish my inward self from my outward self.

So that I might distinguish my inner self from my outer.

أَضْحَى فُؤَادِي يَا مَلاَذِي فَارِغاً

أَضْحَى فُؤَادِي يَا مَلاَذِي فَارِغاً

مِنْ غِمْرِ عَمُّورٍ لَهُ بِالْعَامِرِ

مِنْ غِمْرِ عَمُّورٍ لَهُ بِالْعَامِرِ

My heart, O my refuge, has become empty

My heart has become, O my refuge, completely empty

Of ʿAmmūr's rancor toward him concerning al-ʿĀmir (the wording is uncertain).

Of the overflowing life that once made it thrive.