أتوبُ إِلى الله الرحيم فإنه

أتوبُ إِلى الله الرحيم فإنه

غفورٌ لذنبِ المرءِ ما لم يُعاودِ

غفورٌ لذنبِ المرءِ ما لم يُعاودِ

I repent to God, the Merciful, for indeed He

I repent to God, the Merciful, for He

forgives a person’s sin so long as he does not return to it.

is forgiving of a person's sin, so long as they do not repeat it.

ولستُ إِلى الصَّهباءِ ما عِشتُ عائداً

ولستُ إِلى الصَّهباءِ ما عِشتُ عائداً

ولا تابعاً قولَ السفيهِ المُعاندِ

ولا تابعاً قولَ السفيهِ المُعاندِ

Never again shall I return to tawny wine as long as I live,

And I shall not return to tawny wine as long as I live,

nor heed the words of the stubborn fool.

nor follow the words of the obstinate fool.

وكيفَ وقد أعطَيتُ ربَّي مَواثِقاً

وكيفَ وقد أعطَيتُ ربَّي مَواثِقاً

أعودُ لها واللهُ ذو العرشِ شاهدي

أعودُ لها واللهُ ذو العرشِ شاهدي

And how could I, when I have given my Lord solemn pledges,

And how, having given my Lord solemn pledges,

return to it, with God, Lord of the Throne, as witness?

could I return to it, with God, Lord of the Throne, my witness?

سأترُكُها مَذمومةً لا أذوقُها

سأترُكُها مَذمومةً لا أذوقُها

وإِن رَغِمَت فيها أنوفُ حواسدي

وإِن رَغِمَت فيها أنوفُ حواسدي

I shall forsake it as something accursed and never taste it,

I shall abandon it as blameworthy and not taste it,

even if my envious foes’ noses are thereby rubbed in the dust.

even if my enviers' noses are rubbed in the dust over it.