1. Now that I have known my own folly
And guarded myself with care
١. الآنَ حينَ عَرَفتُ رُش
دي وَاِغتَدَيتُ عَلى حَذَر
2. And restrained my soul, so it was restrained
And curbed my heart, so it was curbed
٢. وَنَهَيتُ نَفسي فَاِنتَهَت
وَزَجَرتُ قَلبي فَاِنزَجَر
3. Long did it persist in error
Then yielded and persevered
٣. وَلَقَد أَقامَ عَلى الضَلا
لَةِ ثُمَّ أَذعَنَ وَاِستَمَر
4. Alas! I am no coward
If I keep faith with the betrayer
٤. هَيهاتَ لَستُ أَبا فِرا
سٍ إِن وَفَيتُ لِمَن غَدَر