1. أَنا مَيتُ وَلَئِن مِتُّ

    فَمِن حُبّي أَموتُ

    I am dead; and if indeed I die,

    then it is of my love that I die,

  2. لِغَزالٍ مِن بَني الأَص

    فَرِ فيهِ جَبَروتُ

    for a gazelle from the sons of al-Aṣ—

    far, in whom is tyrannical might.

  3. عَبَدَ الخَلقُ لَهُ بَي

    نَ يَدَيهِ المَلَكوتُ

    All creation worshiped him; before

    him lies dominion.

  4. يَمنَعُ القُبلَةَ مَن يَه

    واهُ وَالتَسليمُ قوتُ

    He denies a kiss to the one who loves

    him, and a greeting is sustenance.

  5. إِن تَضَرَّعتُ بِنُطقٍ

    فَحُماداهُ السُكوتُ

    If I plead in words,

    then his best response is silence.