لا تَعذُلَنّي في السُكو

لا تَعذُلَنّي في السُكو

تِ فَرُبَّ قَولٍ لا يُقالُ

تِ فَرُبَّ قَولٍ لا يُقالُ

Do not reproach me for silence,

Do not reproach me in silence,

for many a word goes unspoken.

for there is much that cannot be said.

كَم صامِتٍ مُتَوَقِّعٍ

كَم صامِتٍ مُتَوَقِّعٍ

أَنّى يَعِنُّ لَهُ المَقالُ

أَنّى يَعِنُّ لَهُ المَقالُ

Many a silent person waits

How many reserved and hopeful

for the moment speech occurs to him.

are ill-served by speech.

إِنَّ التَحَمُّلَ نُطفَةٌ

إِنَّ التَحَمُّلَ نُطفَةٌ

أَبَداً يُرَنِّقُها السُؤالُ

أَبَداً يُرَنِّقُها السُؤالُ

Indeed, forbearance is a drop of water

Truly, patience is an embryo

that begging forever muddies.

that questioning will always deform.

ما كُنتُ أَرغَبُ في الحَيا

ما كُنتُ أَرغَبُ في الحَيا

ةِ وَلَيسَ لي عِزٌّ وَمالُ

ةِ وَلَيسَ لي عِزٌّ وَمالُ

I would not long for life

I did not aspire to life

with neither honor nor wealth to my name.

nor have I glory or wealth.

لي لَو عَلِمتُ إِلى ذُرى ال

لي لَو عَلِمتُ إِلى ذُرى ال

عَلياءِ آمالٌ طِوالُ

عَلياءِ آمالٌ طِوالُ

I would have, if I knew, toward the summits of

If only I knew that to the heights

glory, far-reaching hopes.

of the exalted my hopes could ascend.