دَعput aside جِناناًJinan وَحُبَّهاand love for her
دَع جِناناً وَحُبَّها
عَنكَaway from you إِنif كُنتَyou are عاقِلاwise
عَنكَ إِن كُنتَ عاقِلا
Put Jinan and your love for her
Leave her love alone, if you are wise,
Cast aside Jinan and her love,
aside, if you are wise.
Do not remind yourself of death while it is oblivious.
If you are truly among the wise.
لاdo not تُذَكِّرremind بِنَفسِكَof yourself الthe
لا تُذَكِّر بِنَفسِكَ ال
مَوتَdeath ماas long as دامَremains غافِلاheedless
مَوتَ ما دامَ غافِلا
Do not bring yourself to the notice of
If you do not die of love for her this year,
Do not remind Death of your existence,
Death, so long as he remains heedless.
You will not escape death when it comes.
So long as it remains oblivious.
أَنتَyou إِنif لَمnot تَمُتyou die بِهاbecause of her الthe
أَنتَ إِن لَم تَمُت بِها ال
عامَyear لَمnot تَنجُyou escape قابِلاnext year
عامَ لَم تَنجُ قابِلا
You, if you do not die because of her this
Have mercy on yourself, for she
For if you do not die within this year,
year, will not escape next year.
Who left you was unworthy.
You shall not escape the year to come.
رُحِمَتmay mercy be shown نَفسُكَyour soul الَّتيwhich
رُحِمَت نَفسُكَ الَّتي
ذَهَبَتdeparted عَنكَfrom you باطِلاin vain
ذَهَبَت عَنكَ باطِلا
May mercy be shown to your soul, which
May mercy fall upon your soul,
departed from you in vain.
Which has been lost to you in vain.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.