Torture me by anything Thou want but not sending me away from thee

still Thou will find in me the most devoted lover, who is delighted by anything pleases thee.

Take the last spark of life which Thou have left

because no good in love if it  keeps on life.

Who could help me pining my soul in adoring a graceful deer,

mixing with souls, whose merits are delightful.

Whoever dies in loving Him, will live high above among the adorers in the loftiest ranks.

Glory to Allah, how beautiful His attributes are!

How they have killed and revived souls!

If He hides, each part of my body beholds him;

in each serene soft amusing chanting,

in the sound of the lute (uad) and dulcet flute (nai),

when they harmonize with melodious singing

Salma