وَإِنّي لَذو وُدٍّ لِمَن دامَ وُدُّهُ

وَإِنّي لَذو وُدٍّ لِمَن دامَ وُدُّهُ

وَجافٍ لِمَن رامَ الجَفاءَ مَلولُ

وَجافٍ لِمَن رامَ الجَفاءَ مَلولُ

Indeed, I am a man of affection toward one whose affection endures,

And I indeed bear affection for one whose affection endures,

but cold toward one who seeks estrangement, and quick to weary.

and am aloof toward one who seeks estrangement, quick to tire.

وَإِنَّ اِمرَءاً يَأوي إِلى دارِ ذِلَّةٍ

وَإِنَّ اِمرَءاً يَأوي إِلى دارِ ذِلَّةٍ

تَعَبَّدُهُ فيها الرَجاءَ ذَليلُ

تَعَبَّدُهُ فيها الرَجاءَ ذَليلُ

And I am a man who takes refuge in an abode of abasement,

And indeed, a man who takes refuge in a house of humiliation,

where hope makes him its slave, abased.

where hope enslaves him, is abject.

وَفي اليَأسِ مِن ذُلِّ المَطامِعِ راحَةٌ

وَفي اليَأسِ مِن ذُلِّ المَطامِعِ راحَةٌ

وَفي الناسِ مِمَّن لا يُحِبُّ بَديلُ

وَفي الناسِ مِمَّن لا يُحِبُّ بَديلُ

And in despair lies relief from the abasement of covetous desires,

And in giving up hope lies relief from the abasement of covetous desires,

and among people there is a substitute for one who does not love.

and among people is a replacement for one who does not love.