أَحبِب إِذا أَحبَبتَ حُبّاً مُقارِباً

أَحبِب إِذا أَحبَبتَ حُبّاً مُقارِباً

فَإِنَّكَ لا تَدري مَتى أَنتَ نازِعُ

فَإِنَّكَ لا تَدري مَتى أَنتَ نازِعُ

Love, when you love, with measured love;

When you love, love in moderation,

For you do not know when you may cast it off.

for you do not know when you will turn away.

وَأَبغِض إِذا أَبغَضتَ بُغضاً مُقارِباً

وَأَبغِض إِذا أَبغَضتَ بُغضاً مُقارِباً

فَإِنَّكَ لا تَدري مَتى أَنتَ راجِعُ

فَإِنَّكَ لا تَدري مَتى أَنتَ راجِعُ

And hate, when you hate, with measured hate;

And when you hate, hate in moderation,

For you do not know when you may return to it.

for you do not know when you will return.

وَكُن مَعدَناً لِلحِلمِ واصفَح عَنِ الأَذى

وَكُن مَعدَناً لِلحِلمِ واصفَح عَنِ الأَذى

فَإِنَّكَ راءٍ ما عَمِلتَ وَسامِعُ

فَإِنَّكَ راءٍ ما عَمِلتَ وَسامِعُ

Be a wellspring of forbearance, and overlook injury;

And be a source of forbearance, and overlook harm,

For what you have done, you shall see—and hear of it.

for you will see what you have done, and hear it.