رُويدَكَ يا مَن أغضبتْهُ هناتُهُ

رُويدَكَ يا مَن أغضبتْهُ هناتُهُ

تربَّصْ به الأيّامَ سوفَ تَراهُ

تربَّصْ به الأيّامَ سوفَ تَراهُ

Take it gently, O you whom his failings have angered.

Gentle your pace, o you who angered him

Wait for him through the days; you will see him.

The days will show patience, you shall see him

فما هُوَ فيما رامَ إلا كباسطٍ

فما هُوَ فيما رامَ إلا كباسطٍ

إلى الماءِ كفّيْهِ ليبلغَ فاهُ

إلى الماءِ كفّيْهِ ليبلغَ فاهُ

For in what he sought, he is only like one stretching out

In his aims, he is but like one who extends

his two palms toward the water, so that it may reach his mouth.

His palms to water, to wet his mouth