1. صحا قلبي واقصر بعد غيٍّ

    طويل كان فيه من الغواني

    My heart came to its senses and desisted after a wayward spell,

    Long-lasting, brought on by beautiful women.

  2. بأن قصدَ السبيل فباع جهلاً

    برُشدٍ وارتجى عُقبى الزمانِ

    By taking the right path, it traded ignorance

    For right guidance, and hoped for time's final outcome.

  3. وخاف الموت واعتصم ابن حجرٍ

    من الحبِّ المُبرّح بالجنانِ

    And Ibn Hujr feared death and sought refuge

    From love that sorely torments the heart.

  4. وقِدماً كانَ معترماً جموحاً

    إلى لذّاته سلِسَ العنانِ

    And long ago he had been fierce and headstrong,

    Toward his pleasures, pliant to the rein.

  5. واقلع بعد حبوتهِ وأضحى

    طويلَ الليل يهرِف بالقُرانِ

    And he desisted after sitting with his knees drawn up, and now

    Spends the long night pouring forth the Quran.

  6. ويدعو اللَه مُجتهداً لكيما

    ينالَ الفوزَ من غُرف الجنان

    And calls upon God earnestly, so that

    He may win a place in the chambers of Paradise.