تُرَى لِهذا السّيْرِ منْ مُنْتَهى

تُرَى لِهذا السّيْرِ منْ مُنْتَهى

بِناءُ أعْضائِي بهِ قدْ وَهَى

بِناءُ أعْضائِي بهِ قدْ وَهَى

I wonder, is there any end to this journey?

Does this journey have an end,

The framework of my limbs has indeed grown frail from it.

My body parts by it are weakened.

قالُوا نُريدُ البُرجْ قلْتُ ارْجِعوا

قالُوا نُريدُ البُرجْ قلْتُ ارْجِعوا

عنْ سهْوِكُمْ قد جُزْتُ بُرْجَ السُّها

عنْ سهْوِكُمْ قد جُزْتُ بُرْجَ السُّها

They said, 'We seek the tower.' I said, 'Turn back

They said: we want the tower, I said: go back

from your error; I have already passed the tower of al-Suhā.'

From your lapse, I have won the tower of glory.