ياO مَنyou who يُمازِحُنيjoke with me فيin الهَزلjest بِالغَضَبِwith anger
يا مَن يُمازِحُني في الهَزل بِالغَضَبِ
فَرِّقdistinguish فَدَيتُكَmay I be your ransom بَينَbetween الجِدِّseriousness وَاللَّعِبِand play
فَرِّق فَدَيتُكَ بَينَ الجِدِّ وَاللَّعِبِ
O you who tease me in jest with anger,
O you who jest with me in play with anger
Distinguish, may I be your ransom, between seriousness and play.
I ransom you, distinguish between earnest and jest
إِذاwhen اِصطَلَحناwe reconcile مُنِحناwe are granted بِالصُّدودِwith rejection فَماand never
إِذا اِصطَلَحنا مُنِحنا بِالصُّدودِ فَما
تَنفَكُّyou break free مِنfrom غَضَبanger يُفضيleads إِلىto غَضَبِanger
تَنفَكُّ مِن غَضَب يُفضي إِلى غَضَبِ
Whenever we reconcile, we are rewarded with rejection, and you never
When we reconcile, we are granted intimacy, yet
Break free of anger that leads to further anger.
You cease not from anger leading to anger