أَما وَالَّذي ما شاءَ سَدّى لِعَبدِهِ

أَما وَالَّذي ما شاءَ سَدّى لِعَبدِهِ

إِلى اللَهِ يُفضي مَن تَأَلّى وَأَقسَما

إِلى اللَهِ يُفضي مَن تَأَلّى وَأَقسَما

Lo, by Him who bestowed on His servant whatever He willed—

By Him who decreed all that He willed for His servant,

to God comes whoever swears and takes an oath—

He who complains and swears will end up turning to God.

لَئِن أَصبَحَ الواشونَ قَرَّت عُيونُهُم

لَئِن أَصبَحَ الواشونَ قَرَّت عُيونُهُم

بِهَجرٍ مَضى أَو صُرمِ حَبلٍ تَجَذَّما

بِهَجرٍ مَضى أَو صُرمِ حَبلٍ تَجَذَّما

if indeed the slanderers have awoken with their eyes gladdened

If the spying eyes awaken, their eyes will be tearful

by a parting come to pass, or the severing of a cord torn apart,

From separation that has passed or a rope that is unraveling.

لَقَد تُصبِحُ الدُنيا عَلَينا قَصيرَةً

لَقَد تُصبِحُ الدُنيا عَلَينا قَصيرَةً

جَميعاً وَما نُفشي الحَديثَ المُكَتَّما

جَميعاً وَما نُفشي الحَديثَ المُكَتَّما

then surely life will grow short for us,

Indeed, the world becomes short for us altogether

all of us, though we do not divulge the tale kept secret.

And we do not reveal the concealed conversation.

فَقُل لِطَبيبِ الحُبِّ إِن كانَ صادِقاً

فَقُل لِطَبيبِ الحُبِّ إِن كانَ صادِقاً

بِأَيِّ الرُقى تَشفي الفُؤادَ المُتَيَّما

بِأَيِّ الرُقى تَشفي الفُؤادَ المُتَيَّما

So say to the physician of love, if he is truthful:

So say to the doctor of love, if he is truthful,

“With what incantations do you heal the heart enslaved by love?”

With what charm can he heal the heart that is in agony?

فَقالَ الطَبيبُ الهَجرُ يَشفي مِنَ الهَوى

فَقالَ الطَبيبُ الهَجرُ يَشفي مِنَ الهَوى

وَلَن يَجمَعُ الهِجرانُ قَلباً مُقَسَّما

وَلَن يَجمَعُ الهِجرانُ قَلباً مُقَسَّما

Then the physician said, “Parting cures one of passion,

The doctor said: "Separation cures the sickness of passion,

and estrangement will never reunite a divided heart.”

And separation will never unite a divided heart."