1. I associated you with me, and God knows
That I intended the best for you, yet I was the disappointed one.
١. قَرنتك بِي واللَّه يَعلَمُ أَنّني
أَرَدْتُ بِكَ الحُسنى فعدتُ المُخيّبا
2. I was not, when I first came, truthful in what I said.
They mistrusted me, so I was the one called a liar.
٢. وَما كُنتُ فيما جِئتُ أَوّلَ صادق
أَساؤوا بهِ ظنَّاً فكانَ المكذَّبا
3. So do not hope for the like of it from one who has wisdom.
For every person is called to the like of it yet refuses.
٣. فَلا تَطمَعوا مِن ذي حِجىً بِنَظيرها
فَكُلُّ اِمرِئٍ يُدعى إِلى مِثلِها أَبى