لا تُطِلِ الحُزنَ عَلى فائِت

لا تُطِلِ الحُزنَ عَلى فائِت

فَقَلَّما يُجدي عَلَيكَ الحَزَن

فَقَلَّما يُجدي عَلَيكَ الحَزَن

Do not prolong grief over what is gone,

Do not prolong sorrow for what is past

for sorrow rarely does you any good.

For sorrow will avail you little

سيّان مَحزونٌ لِما قَد مَضى

سيّان مَحزونٌ لِما قَد مَضى

وَمُظهِرُ حُزنٍ لما لَم يَكُن

وَمُظهِرُ حُزنٍ لما لَم يَكُن

Alike are one grieving over what has passed

It is the same if you grieve for what is gone

and one showing sorrow for what never was.

Or pretend sorrow for what was never