لباسي لباسُ المتيقن وإنني

لباسي لباسُ المتيقن وإنني

عريٌّ من التقوى إذا كنتُ كاسيا

عريٌّ من التقوى إذا كنتُ كاسيا

My garb is the garb of one who is certain, yet I

My garment is the garment of the certain, though I

am bare of piety when I am clothed.

Am bare of piety when I am clad.

دعاني منادي الحقِّ من بين أضلعي

دعاني منادي الحقِّ من بين أضلعي

فلو مكان توفيقٌ أجبتُ المناديا

فلو مكان توفيقٌ أجبتُ المناديا

The caller of the Truth called me from between my ribs.

The caller of truth called me from between my ribs.

So, had there been room for divine aid, I would have answered the caller.

Had there been the means to respond, I'd have answered the caller,

ولما رأى ترك الإجابة لم يقم

ولما رأى ترك الإجابة لم يقم

وراح وخلى القلب في الحال خاليا

وراح وخلى القلب في الحال خاليا

And when he saw the failure to answer, he did not linger,

But when he saw the withholding of response, he left

but departed and left the heart empty at once.

And went away, leaving the heart empty in that moment.

ولو غير داعي الحقِّ نادى من الحشى

ولو غير داعي الحقِّ نادى من الحشى

أجاب فؤادي صوته إذ دعانيا

أجاب فؤادي صوته إذ دعانيا

And had someone other than the Truth’s caller called from the inward depths,

And had it been other than the caller of truth calling from the bushes,

my heart would have answered his voice when he called me.

My heart would have answered his voice when he called me.