لا أَشتَهي الدُنيا وَلَو أَنَّني

لا أَشتَهي الدُنيا وَلَو أَنَّني

مُتَوَّجٌ أَملِكُ أَجوازَها

مُتَوَّجٌ أَملِكُ أَجوازَها

I do not desire the world, even if I

I do not desire the world, even if I were

Were crowned, possessing its realms.

Crowned, possessing its vast domains;

حَلَّ بِأَجفانِكَ ما راعَني

حَلَّ بِأَجفانِكَ ما راعَني

فَكَيفَ أَستَحسِنُ أَجوازَها

فَكَيفَ أَستَحسِنُ أَجوازَها

What frightened me has settled in your eyelids;

For in your eyelids dwells a power that strikes me with awe,

So how can I find its realms beautiful?

So how could I find beauty in its mere walnuts?