1. إن ضاقَ قلبُك لا تُظهِر سريرتهُ

    وكُن على نبضهِ الموجوعِ مؤتمَنا

    If your heart is troubled, do not reveal its innermost secrets.

    And be a trusted guardian of its aching pulse.

  2. فالبَوحُ راحةُ يومٍ ثُـمّ تتبعُهُ

    مَلامَةٌ وشعـورٌ واهـنٌ وعـنا

    For confiding brings a day's relief, then is followed by

    Reproach, a feeling of weakness, and suffering.

  3. كم دَمعةٍ أرخَصَتْ مِن قَدرِ صاحبها

    كم مرّةٍ باحَ فيها القلبُ فامتُهِنا

    How many a tear has diminished its owner's worth.

    How often has the heart spoken openly, only to be humiliated.

  4. فلتَرْعَ للنفسِ في الدنيا كرامَتها

    كي لا تَرى دمعها يجري هُنا وهُنا

    So safeguard the soul's dignity in this world,

    So that you do not see its tears flowing here and there.

  5. واكتم شعورك فالأيامُ مُوجِعَةٌ

    وأنت وحدكَ مَن قد يدفعُ الثمنا

    And conceal your feelings, for the days bring pain,

    And you alone are the one who may pay the price.