محبٌّ نال مكتتماً صفاه

محبٌّ نال مكتتماً صفاه

وأسعده الحبيب على هواه

وأسعده الحبيب على هواه

A lover gained his bliss in secret,

A lover obtained his desire secretly

And the beloved helped him fulfill his desire.

And the beloved made him happy with his love

أضاع اللهوُ أنفسَ ما يعاني

أضاع اللهوُ أنفسَ ما يعاني

وما عذرُ المضيع لما عناه

وما عذرُ المضيع لما عناه

Frivolity squandered the most precious thing he strove for;

Wasted time ruins souls and what they suffer

And what excuse has one who squanders what mattered to him?

No excuse remains for those who waste time

فأصبح لا يلام بما جناهُ

فأصبح لا يلام بما جناهُ

من التقصير إنسان سواهُ

من التقصير إنسان سواهُ

So now no one is blamed for what he committed—

So he is no longer blamed for his shortcomings

For that neglect—except himself.

Since another human did the same

أسر ندامةَ الكسعي لما

أسر ندامةَ الكسعي لما

رأت عيناه ما فعلت يداهُ

رأت عيناه ما فعلت يداهُ

He concealed remorse like al-Kusaʿī’s when

He concealed his regret at laziness when

His eyes saw what his hands had done.

His eyes saw what his hands had done