وزهدنيand made me renounce فيin الحبlove أنيthat I رأيتهsaw it
وزهدني في الحب أني رأيته
ضياعاًruin لنفسيfor my soul يورثbreeds السخطdiscontent والحقداand rancor
ضياعاً لنفسي يورث السخط والحقدا
And what made me renounce love was that I saw it
Love has lost its charm for me, for I have seen
as ruin for my soul, breeding discontent and rancor.
It makes me lose myself, breeding rage and spite.
إذاwhen حلsettles in ألهانيdistracts me عنfrom اللّهGod والهدىand guidance
إذا حل ألهاني عن اللّه والهدى
وأهليَand my family والأرزاقand livelihoods واستلبand snatches away الرشداsound judgment
وأهليَ والأرزاق واستلب الرشدا
When it settles in, it distracts me from God and guidance,
When it possesses me, it distracts me from God and guidance,
and from my family and livelihood, and robs me of sound judgment.
My family, livelihood, wisdom cast aside.
وإنand if زالdeparts عنfrom قلبيmy heart تغيرتI change لاقياًfinding
وإن زال عن قلبي تغيرت لاقياً
حبيبيmy beloved عدواًan enemy ليto me فأُوسِعُهُso I lavish upon him صدّاrejection
حبيبي عدواً لي فأُوسِعُهُ صدّا
And if it leaves my heart, I change, finding
And if it leaves my heart, when I face my lover,
my beloved an enemy to me, so I heap rejection upon him.
I find an enemy, and meet him with rejection.
فصرتso I became إذاwhenever أبصرتI see حسناًbeauty يروقنيpleases me
فصرت إذا أبصرت حسناً يروقني
تذكرتI recall عقباهits aftermath فأعرضتso I turn away مرتدّاretreating
تذكرت عقباه فأعرضت مرتدّا
So now, whenever I see beauty that pleases me,
So now, when I behold some beauty that entices me,
I recall its aftermath and turn away, retreating.
I recall its consequences, and turn away disgusted.