الطَبعُ شَيئٌ قَديمٌ لا يُحَسُّ بِهِ

الطَبعُ شَيئٌ قَديمٌ لا يُحَسُّ بِهِ

وَعادَةُ المَرءِ تُدعى طَبعَهُ الثاني

وَعادَةُ المَرءِ تُدعى طَبعَهُ الثاني

Innate nature is something ancient that goes unperceived;

Nature is an ancient thing that is imperceptible,

And a person's habit is called his second nature.

And a person's habit is called his second nature.

وَالإِلفُ أَبكى عَلى خِلٍّ يُفارِقُهُ

وَالإِلفُ أَبكى عَلى خِلٍّ يُفارِقُهُ

وَكَلَّفَ القَومَ تَعظيماً لِأَوثانِ

وَكَلَّفَ القَومَ تَعظيماً لِأَوثانِ

And familiarity made one weep over a friend one parts from,

Familiarity made me weep for a friend when he left,

And compelled people to venerate idols.

And it made people worship idols excessively.