أُريدُ مِنَ الدُنيا خُمودَ شُرورِها

أُريدُ مِنَ الدُنيا خُمودَ شُرورِها

فَتوقِدُ ما بَينَ الجَوانِحِ نارَها

فَتوقِدُ ما بَينَ الجَوانِحِ نارَها

I desire that the world's evils die out,

I want the evils of this world to fade away

Yet it kindles its fire between my ribs.

So it can ignite the fire between souls

تُضَلِّلُني في مَهمَهٍ بَعدَ مَهمَهٍ

تُضَلِّلُني في مَهمَهٍ بَعدَ مَهمَهٍ

عَدَمتُ بِهِ أَنوارَها وَمَنارَها

عَدَمتُ بِهِ أَنوارَها وَمَنارَها

It leads me astray in one trackless wasteland after another,

It misleads me from one endeavor to another

Where I have lost its lights and its beacon.

I have denied its lights and minarets

وَتُظهِرُ لي مَقتاً وَأَضمُرُ حُبَّها

وَتُظهِرُ لي مَقتاً وَأَضمُرُ حُبَّها

كَأَنّي جَهولٌ ما عَرَفتُ شَنارَها

كَأَنّي جَهولٌ ما عَرَفتُ شَنارَها

And it shows me loathing, while I harbor love for it,

And it shows me hatred though I harbor its love

As though I were a fool who had not known its shame.

As if I'm an ignorant one unaware of its deceit