أحسِنُ مدارةَ الورى
يَعُدْ عليكَ نفعُها
Be gentle with the world,
its benefits will return to you.
كمْ منْ يدٍ قبلْتُها
كانَ بودِّي قطعُها
How many hands I've shaken
that my love would sever.
أحسِنُ مدارةَ الورى
يَعُدْ عليكَ نفعُها
Be gentle with the world,
its benefits will return to you.
كمْ منْ يدٍ قبلْتُها
كانَ بودِّي قطعُها
How many hands I've shaken
that my love would sever.