الغمُّgrief والهمُّand worry هماthey both آفةٌa blight للقلبupon the heart
الغمُّ والهمُّ هما آفةٌ للقلب
فاحذرso beware of ذينthese two كلall الحَذَرcaution
فاحذر ذين كل الحَذَر
Grief and worry are a blight upon the heart.
Worry and grief are afflictions of the heart
So beware of both with the utmost caution.
So beware of them with utmost care
فالغمُّfor grief قدmay يعرضُarise منهfrom it الكرىslumber
فالغمُّ قد يعرضُ منه الكرى
والهمُّand worry قدmay يحدثُoccur منهfrom it السَهَرsleeplessness
والهمُّ قد يحدثُ منه السَهَر
For grief may bring on slumber,
For worry can cause hatred
And worry may bring on sleeplessness.
And grief can cause sleeplessness
فذاكَfor that one إذكارٌrecollection لماof what قدalready مضىhas passed
فذاكَ إذكارٌ لما قد مضى
وذاكَand that one إفكارٌreflection بماon what ينتظرis awaited
وذاكَ إفكارٌ بما ينتظر
For the former is recollection of what has passed,
One reminds of what has passed
And the latter is reflection on what is to come.
The other ponders what's ahead