إِلى كَم تَستَمِرُّ عَلى الجَفاءِ

إِلى كَم تَستَمِرُّ عَلى الجَفاءِ

وَلا تَرعى حُقوقَ الأَصدِقاءِ

وَلا تَرعى حُقوقَ الأَصدِقاءِ

How long will you persist in coldness,

How long will you continue with coldness

And fail to honor the rights of friends?

And not observe the rights of friends?

فَمَن لي أَن أَرى لَكَ مِثلَ فِعلي

فَمَن لي أَن أَرى لَكَ مِثلَ فِعلي

فَنُصبِحُ في الوِدادِ عَلى إِستِواءِ

فَنُصبِحُ في الوِدادِ عَلى إِستِواءِ

Who can assure me I shall see you act as I do,

Who can I find to reciprocate my actions

So that we may stand equal in affection?

So we can be on equal terms in affection?

أَلا إِنّي لَأَعرِفُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ

أَلا إِنّي لَأَعرِفُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ

سِوى خُلُقِ الرِعايَةِ وَالوَفاءِ

سِوى خُلُقِ الرِعايَةِ وَالوَفاءِ

Indeed, I know everything,

Know that I am aware of everything

Except the virtue of care and faithfulness.

Except the manners of loyalty and faithfulness.

عَرَيتَ مِنَ الوَفاءِ وَلَيسَ بِدعاً

عَرَيتَ مِنَ الوَفاءِ وَلَيسَ بِدعاً

لِأَنَّكَ قَد عُريتَ مِنَ الحَياءِ

لِأَنَّكَ قَد عُريتَ مِنَ الحَياءِ

You are stripped of faithfulness, and that is nothing new,

You have stripped off faithfulness - and it is no wonder,

For you have already been stripped of shame.

For you have stripped off shame.

فَإِن تَرجِع إِلى الحُسنى وَإِلّا

فَإِن تَرجِع إِلى الحُسنى وَإِلّا

فَما الإِجداءُ إِلّا في التَنائي

فَما الإِجداءُ إِلّا في التَنائي

So if you return to kindness, well and good; otherwise,

So if you return to virtue, otherwise

There is benefit only in keeping apart.

There is no use except in separation.