لا تأمَنَنَّ دُموعَ العينِ قبلَ سَنَى

لا تأمَنَنَّ دُموعَ العينِ قبلَ سَنَى

طَهارةٍ تُلِيَت آياتُ سُورتِها

طَهارةٍ تُلِيَت آياتُ سُورتِها

Never trust the eye’s tears before the radiance

Do not trust the tears of the eyes before old age

Of purity, the verses of whose chapter were recited.

The purity whose verses have been recited

فحمزةٌ حُبِست من حينما اعتصِرَت

فحمزةٌ حُبِست من حينما اعتصِرَت

من أَوكَدِ الرأيِ لا تَركَن لجُودتِها

من أَوكَدِ الرأيِ لا تَركَن لجُودتِها

For pungency was imprisoned from the moment it was pressed.

For Hamza has been imprisoned since it was wrung

Among the soundest counsels: do not rely on its fine quality.

From the firmest opinion, do not rely on its generosity