الجِسمُ وَالرَوحُ مِن قَبلِ اِجتِماعِهِما

الجِسمُ وَالرَوحُ مِن قَبلِ اِجتِماعِهِما

كانا وَديعَينِ لا هَمّاً وَلا سَقَما

كانا وَديعَينِ لا هَمّاً وَلا سَقَما

The body and the soul, before their union,

The body and the soul, before their union

Were both at peace, with neither worry nor sickness.

Were peaceful, free of worries and sickness.

تَفَرُّدُ الشَيءِ خَيرٌ مِن تَأَلُّفِهِ

تَفَرُّدُ الشَيءِ خَيرٌ مِن تَأَلُّفِهِ

بِغَيرِهِ وَتَجُرُّ الأُلفَةُ النِقَما

بِغَيرِهِ وَتَجُرُّ الأُلفَةُ النِقَما

A thing's solitude is better than its union

Singularity is better than an association

With another; and companionship brings afflictions.

With another, and familiarity breeds contempt.