ياO قلبheart قدalready خانbetrayed منthe one كلفتyou became enamored بهof him
يا قلب قد خان من كلفت به
فخلso put aside عنكfrom yourself البكاءweeping فيin أثرهhis wake
فخل عنك البكاء في أثره
O heart, the one you are enamored of has betrayed you.
O heart that was betrayed by the one I entrusted
So put aside weeping in his wake.
Stop your crying over him
شغلكyour preoccupation بالفكرwith thought فيabout تغيرهhis change
شغلك بالفكر في تغيره
أعظمgreater مماthan what لقيتyou suffered منfrom غيرهothers besides him
أعظم مما لقيت من غيره
Your preoccupation with thoughts of his change
Occupy yourself thinking of his change
Is greater than what you have suffered from others.
Greater than what you encountered from another
فارحلso depart فمنfor whoever لاnot يحلis lawful موردهhis watering place
فارحل فمن لا يحل مورده
يفضleads بهwith him صفوهits clear water إلىto كدرهits murk
يفض به صفوه إلى كدره
So depart: for one whose watering place is forbidden,
Move on, for he who does not settle in his place
Its clear water will carry him into its murk.
His purity turns to his filth
وارجعand turn back إلىto اللَهGod فيin الأمورaffairs فلنfor … will not
وارجع إلى اللَه في الأمور فلن
تقدرyou are able أنto تستجيرseek refuge منfrom قدرهHis decree
تقدر أن تستجير من قدره
And turn back to God in your affairs, for you will not
And return to God in matters, for you cannot
Be able to seek refuge from His decree.
Seek refuge from His decree