1. أَنامُ وَما قَلبي عَنِ المَجدِ نائِمُ

    وَإِنَّ فُؤادي بِالمَعالي لَهائِمُ

    I sleep, but my heart is not asleep to glory.

    And my heart is indeed enamored of lofty achievements.

  2. وَإِن قَعُدَت بي عِلَّةٌ عَن طِلابِها

    فَإِنَّ اِجتِهادي في الطِلابِ لَقائِمُ

    And if an ailment holds me back from seeking them,

    Then my striving in the quest remains steadfast.

  3. يَعِزُّ عَلى نَفسي إِذ رُمتُ راحَةً

    بِراحٍ فَتُثنيني الطِباعُ الكَرائِمُ

    It weighs upon my soul when I seek repose

    In wine; then my noble instincts turn me back.

  4. وَأَسهَرُ لَيلي مُفكراً غَيرَ طاعِمٍ

    وَغَيري عَلى العِلّاتِ شَبعانُ نائِمُ

    And I spend my night awake in thought, without eating,

    While others, despite their ailments, are sated and asleep.

  5. يُنادي اِجتِهادي إِن أَحَسَّ بِفَترَةٍ

    أَلا أَينَ يا عَبّادُ تِلكَ العَزائِمُ

    My striving calls out if it senses a slackening:

    Ah, where, O Abbad, are those firm resolves?

  6. فَتَهتَزُّ آمالي وَتَقوى عَزائِمي

    وَتُذَكِرُني لذَاتِهُنَّ الهَزائِمُ

    Then my hopes stir, and my resolves grow strong,

    And defeats remind me of their delights.