أَرح قَلبَك الخَفّاقِ من شَقوَةِ الهَوى

أَرح قَلبَك الخَفّاقِ من شَقوَةِ الهَوى

فَكُلُّ هوىً بُؤسُ الحَياةِ يراوِحُه

فَكُلُّ هوىً بُؤسُ الحَياةِ يراوِحُه

Give your throbbing heart rest from the misery of love.

Relieve your fluttering heart from the misery of passion,

For every love alternates with life's misery.

For every passion, the wretchedness of life accompanies it.

إِذا النِسر لم يجثم وَقد ظَلَّ صاعِداً

إِذا النِسر لم يجثم وَقد ظَلَّ صاعِداً

يحلّق في الأَجواءِ تَبرى جَوانِحُه

يحلّق في الأَجواءِ تَبرى جَوانِحُه

If the eagle does not perch and keeps ascending,

When the eagle does not settle having remained soaring,

soaring through the skies, its wings wear away.

Flying in the skies, its wings are purified.