والنفسُ خالِفها وناقِض أمرَها

والنفسُ خالِفها وناقِض أمرَها

تُطفِي شِرَارَ نِزَاعِهَا بنزوع

تُطفِي شِرَارَ نِزَاعِهَا بنزوع

And defy the soul and oppose its command;

And the soul opposes itself, contradicts its command

You will quench the sparks of its strife by turning away.

It extinguishes the embers of its conflict with inclination