أسلI ask الذيHim who عطفturned المواthe processions (first part)
أسل الذي عطف الموا
كبprocessions (completion) بالأعنةby the reins نحوtoward بابكyour gate
كب بالأعنة نحو بابك
I ask Him who turned the processions
I beseech Him who inclined the stars
by the reins toward your gate,
Toward your door with bright lanterns
وأذلand humbled موقفيmy standing العزيproud (first part)
وأذل موقفي العزي
زproud (completion) علىto وقوفstanding فيin رحابكyour courts
ز على وقوف في رحابك
and humbled my proud standing
And abased my glorious stance
to waiting within your courts,
To stand within your courts
وأراكand showed you نفسكyourself مالكاًpossessing
وأراك نفسك مالكاً
ماwhat لمnot يكنwas لكfor you فيin حسابكyour reckoning
ما لم يكن لك في حسابك
and showed you yourself possessing
And I see you as the owner
what you had not reckoned on,
Of what was not in your account
أنthat لاnot يطيلhe prolongs تجرعيmy swallowing
أن لا يطيل تجرعي
غصصchoking pangs المنيةdeath منfrom حجابكyour denial of access
غصص المنية من حجابك
not to prolong my swallowing
That you not prolong my swallowing
death's choking pangs from being barred by you.
The bitterness of death from your veil