1. هيا تجمَّل واحتمل

    يا قلب لا تُبدِ الزلل

    Come, bear yourself with dignity, and endure.

    O heart, do not reveal your failings.

  2. واصفح وسامح والتجئ

    لله من شتى العلل

    And pardon, forgive, and seek refuge

    with God from every kind of affliction.

  3. رام رماكَ وَ مَا دَرَى

    ماذا أصاب وَمَا فعل

    An archer shot you, and did not know

    what he had struck and what he had done,

  4. متعمداً فينا الأذى

    يرمي الوفاء بِلَا خَجَل

    deliberately intending us harm,

    he shoots at loyalty without shame.

  5. تُبدي المودة نحوه

    لكنه يبدي الخطل

    You show him affection,

    but he shows folly.

  6. يا قلب أنت مُسامح

    یا قلب كم ذا تحتمل

    O heart, you are forgiving;

    O heart, how much you endure!

  7. مَا هَزَّكَ الألم الممضُّ

    ولا حفلت بما حصل

    The searing pain did not shake you,

    nor did you care about what happened.

  8. تلقى الرزيئة صابراً

    وتظل ترتقب الأمل

    You face calamity patiently,

    and continue to await hope.

  9. هذي أصالتنَا تَظَلُ

    على الوفاء ... ولا تَمَل

    This is our noble nature: it remains

    steadfast in loyalty, and never tires.

  10. هم يهزلون ونحن

    يشغلنا الكريم عن العمل

    They jest, while we

    are distracted from work by the generous one.

  11. یا قلب لا تندم على

    خير فعلت ولا تسل

    O heart, do not regret

    the good you have done, and do not ask;

  12. فالله يجزينا بما

    نُبدي ... لِكُلٍّ مَا فَعَلْ

    for God recompenses us for what

    we show—to each belongs what he has done.