قل لمَن جارَ على مَن قد عَدَلْ

قل لمَن جارَ على مَن قد عَدَلْ

وابتغى لي بَدَلاً شَرَّ بَدَلْ

وابتغى لي بَدَلاً شَرَّ بَدَلْ

Say to the one who wronged one who had been just,

Say to the one who wronged the one who was just

And sought a replacement for me—the worst replacement:

And sought to replace me with one worse in every way

لا تلُمني في جَفائيكَ فلو

لا تلُمني في جَفائيكَ فلو

لم أُجَرِّبكَ ملولاً لم أمَل

لم أُجَرِّبكَ ملولاً لم أمَل

Do not blame me for my coldness toward you; for had I

Do not blame me for my aloofness, for if

Not found you quick to tire, I would not have grown weary.

I had not tested you fickle, I would not have withheld

فدع العذرَ لأصحاب الوفا

فدع العذرَ لأصحاب الوفا

يَدُمِ الوصلُ على مَن لم يَزِل

يَدُمِ الوصلُ على مَن لم يَزِل

So leave excuses to the faithful;

So cease your excuses, you breakers of troth

Union will endure with whoever has not strayed,

Affection endures in those constant hearts

مثل ما قد قيل قدماً في المَثَل

مثل ما قد قيل قدماً في المَثَل

الزَمِ الصحَّةَ يلزمكَ العَمَل

الزَمِ الصحَّةَ يلزمكَ العَمَل

As was said long ago in the proverb:

As the old adage has it: cling to the hale

Hold fast to health, and work will be incumbent upon you.

And good deeds will cling to you without fail