ما أَنتَ إِلّا المَثَلُ السائِرُ

ما أَنتَ إِلّا المَثَلُ السائِرُ

يَعرِفُهُ الجاهِلُ وَالخابِرُ

يَعرِفُهُ الجاهِلُ وَالخابِرُ

You are nothing but a well-known proverb;

You are but an example everyone knows

the ignorant and the well-informed know it.

Both the ignorant and the wise comprehend

فاكِهَةٌ ضُيِّعَ بُستانُها

فاكِهَةٌ ضُيِّعَ بُستانُها

فَاِنتابَها الوارِدُ وَالصادِرُ

فَاِنتابَها الوارِدُ وَالصادِرُ

Fruit whose orchard has been neglected,

A fruit whose orchard has gone to waste

so those coming and going frequented it.

Visited by all passersby far and wide

يا ساحِرَ اللَفظِ عَلى أَنَّ مَن

يا ساحِرَ اللَفظِ عَلى أَنَّ مَن

أَغراكَ بِاللَفظِ هُوَ الساحِرُ

أَغراكَ بِاللَفظِ هُوَ الساحِرُ

O enchanter of words, though the one who

O sorcerer of words, as if one who

enticed you with words is the enchanter.

Deceived you with words is the real sorcerer

ذِئبُ فَلاةٍ كَيدُهُ دارِعٌ

ذِئبُ فَلاةٍ كَيدُهُ دارِعٌ

صادَفَ ظَبياً كَيدُهُ حاسِرُ

صادَفَ ظَبياً كَيدُهُ حاسِرُ

A wolf of the wilderness, its cunning armored,

A wolf of the wilderness, his deceit penetrating

met a gazelle, its cunning unarmored.

Met a gazelle, his deceit rendered useless

إِذا تَذَكَّرتُكَ ذَكَّرتَني

إِذا تَذَكَّرتُكَ ذَكَّرتَني

قَد ذَلَّ مَن لَيسَ لَهُ ناصِرُ

قَد ذَلَّ مَن لَيسَ لَهُ ناصِرُ

When I remember you, you remind me:

When I remember you, you remind me

Whoever has no defender has indeed been humbled.

That he who has no ally is utterly humiliated