يا من يؤمل بالتمني راحة

يا من يؤمل بالتمني راحة

من طول همّ مؤلم وعناء

من طول همّ مؤلم وعناء

O you who hope to find relief through wishful thinking

O you who hope through wishful thinking for relief

from prolonged anxiety, weariness, and suffering—

From prolonged, painful worry and hardship,

خل التمني فهو هم شاغل

خل التمني فهو هم شاغل

ومن الدواء مهيج للداء

ومن الدواء مهيج للداء

abandon wishful thinking: it is itself an engrossing care,

Forsake wishful thinking, for it is an engrossing worry,

and a remedy that only aggravates the disease.

And some remedies aggravate the ailment.