ناسي الأحبة غير من يسلوهم

حكم المقصر غير حكم المقصر

I forget all but those who console me,

One who merely forgets the beloved is not like one who finds true solace from them,

The destiny of the negligent is not like the destiny of the diligent.

The judgment on the negligent is unlike the judgment on the one who voluntarily desists;

ما قاصر للنفس غير مجيبها

ما الصابر المطبوع كالمتصبر

No one is negligent except to their own soul,

The one who curbs his soul is not like the one who yields to its desires,

The naturally patient is not like the pretender.

Nor is the one naturally patient ever like the one who merely strains to endure.