خُذي العَفوَ مِنّي تَستَديمي مَوَدَّتي

خُذي العَفوَ مِنّي تَستَديمي مَوَدَّتي

وَلا تَنطُقي في سَورَتي حينَ أَغضَبُ

وَلا تَنطُقي في سَورَتي حينَ أَغضَبُ

Take from me what comes freely, and you will keep my affection enduring.

Accept what comes easily from me, and you will preserve my affection.

And do not speak to me in the heat of my fury when I am angry.

And do not speak amid my fury when I grow angry.

فَإِنّي وَجَدتُ الحُبَّ في الصَدرِ وَالأَذى

فَإِنّي وَجَدتُ الحُبَّ في الصَدرِ وَالأَذى

إِذا اِجتَمَعا لَم يَلبث الحُبُّ يَذهَبُ

إِذا اِجتَمَعا لَم يَلبث الحُبُّ يَذهَبُ

For I have found that love and hurt dwell within the breast;

For I have found this of love and hurt within the breast:

When the two come together, love soon departs.

When they come together, love soon departs.