أيّهذا المُتجنّي

أيّهذا المُتجنّي

ما الذي رابَك مِنّي

ما الذي رابَك مِنّي

O you who wrong me so unjustly,

O you who find fault unjustly,

what is it about me that has roused your suspicion?

What about me has troubled you?

كلَّ يومٍ من جَفائي

كلَّ يومٍ من جَفائي

لك فَنٌّ بعد فَنِّ

لك فَنٌّ بعد فَنِّ

Each day, in shunning me,

Every day, in shunning me,

you have one art after another.

You have one way after another.

بالذي لم يُغنِني عنـ

بالذي لم يُغنِني عنـ

ـكِ وقد أغناك عَنّي

ـكِ وقد أغناك عَنّي

By Him who has left me unable to do without

By the One who has not freed me from needing—

you, though He has enabled you to do without me:

you, though He has freed you from needing me,

لا تُنَغِّص عيشةً أَنـ

لا تُنَغِّص عيشةً أَنـ

ـتَ لها أقصى التَمنّي

ـتَ لها أقصى التَمنّي

do not embitter a life—you

Do not embitter a life: you

are its utmost desire.

are its utmost desire.

وافعَل الخَير إذا اسطَعـ

وافعَل الخَير إذا اسطَعـ

ـتَ ولكن دون مَنِّ

ـتَ ولكن دون مَنِّ

Do good whenever you are able,

And do good if you can,

but without holding it over anyone.

but without reminding others of your favors.

فأحقُّ الناس بالإِحـ

فأحقُّ الناس بالإِحـ

ـسانَ مَن فاز بِحُسن

ـسانَ مَن فاز بِحُسن

For none is more worthy of kindness

For among people, the most deserving of kind—

than one whom beauty has blessed.

ness is whoever has attained beauty.