وأَبدِ لِلْحاسدين وجْهاً

وأَبدِ لِلْحاسدين وجْهاً

لو أَبصَروا حُسْنَهُ لَهَاموا

لو أَبصَروا حُسْنَهُ لَهَاموا

And show the envious a face—

And show the envious a face—

had they beheld its beauty, they would have fallen madly in love.

Were they to see its beauty, they would be mad with love.

ولا تُصِخْ لِلْوشاة وارْفِقْ

ولا تُصِخْ لِلْوشاة وارْفِقْ

بمغرمٍ دَمْعُهُ سِجامُ

بمغرمٍ دَمْعُهُ سِجامُ

Do not heed the slanderers; be gentle

And do not heed the slanderers; be gentle

with a lovesick lover whose tears pour without cease.

with a lovesick man whose tears flow freely.