إِذا سَخِطَت رُوحُ الفَتى فَلِيَقُل لَها

إِذا سَخِطَت رُوحُ الفَتى فَلِيَقُل لَها

لَعَمرُكِ ما وُفِّقتِ أَن تَسكُني الجِسما

لَعَمرُكِ ما وُفِّقتِ أَن تَسكُني الجِسما

When the young man’s soul chafes in discontent, let him say to it:

If a young man's soul grows discontented, let him say to it:

“By your life, you found no good fortune in dwelling within the body.”

"By your life, you were ill-advised to dwell in the body."

فَإِن هِيَ قالَت ما عَلِمتُ فَرُبُّها

فَإِن هِيَ قالَت ما عَلِمتُ فَرُبُّها

مِنَ المَوتِ يُعطيها لِأَدوائِها حَسما

مِنَ المَوتِ يُعطيها لِأَدوائِها حَسما

And if it says, “I did not know,” then its Lord,

And if it says, "I did not know," then its Lord

through death, will grant it a decisive cure for its maladies.

gives it, through death, a decisive cure for its ailments.