1. أنتَ ياقلـبي عنيـدٌ

    لستُ وحـدي من نهاكَ

    You, O my heart, are stubborn.

    I am not the only one who forbade you

  2. عن جُـحودٍ مُسْتَديمٍ

    كِلْـتَ لي منـهُ الهلاكَ

    From unceasing ingratitude.

    Through it, you have meted out ruin to me.

  3. ثـائـرٌ في كـلِّ يـومٍ

    لا تَــرى إلا رضاكَ

    Rebellious every day,

    You see nothing but your own satisfaction.

  4. لا تغامـرْ، سِـرْ رُوَيْـداً

    ابتعـدْ، حاذرْ كفاكَ

    Do not take risks; go slowly.

    Keep away; beware—you have had enough.

  5. اصغ واسْتَمْسِكْ بِنُصْحي

    إنَّ عقلي قد دعـاكَ

    Listen, and hold fast to my advice.

    Indeed, my reason has called you.

  6. فِتْـنـةٌ واحْتَرْتُ فيـها

    قَـدْ أصابتْ من رعاكَ

    A temptation—and I am bewildered by it—

    Has struck the one who cared for you.

  7. يافـؤادي كنتَ إِلْـفي

    ماالـذي عني دهـاكَ؟

    O my heart, you were my intimate companion.

    What has come over you, turning you away from me?

  8. عَلَّ مَسّـاً من جـُنونٍ

    حِـرْتُ في أمري فداكَ

    Perhaps a touch of madness—

    I am bewildered about my plight; may I be your ransom!

  9. لم تعـدْ بَعْضـاً مُـصابـاً

    قد رماني ما رمـاكَ

    You are no longer merely a stricken part of me;

    What struck you has struck me.

  10. كُنْ سـميعـاً يافـؤادي

    عند عقلي خُذْ دواكَ

    Be attentive, O my heart;

    Take your remedy from my reason.