عَذَرتُكَ إِذ حالَت خَلائِقُكَ الَّتي

عَذَرتُكَ إِذ حالَت خَلائِقُكَ الَّتي

أَطَلَّت بِها باعي وَقَصَّرتَ آمالي

أَطَلَّت بِها باعي وَقَصَّرتَ آمالي

I excused you when your qualities changed—those

I forgave you when your traits that

through which I had extended my reach—and you cut short my hopes.

prolonged my misery and shortened my hopes changed.

لِأَنَّكَ دُنيايَ الَّتي هِيَ فِتنَتي

لِأَنَّكَ دُنيايَ الَّتي هِيَ فِتنَتي

فَلا عَجَبٌ أَلّا تَدومَ عَلى حالِ

فَلا عَجَبٌ أَلّا تَدومَ عَلى حالِ

For you are my world, which is my temptation,

Because you are my worldly life which is my temptation,

so it is no wonder that you do not remain in one state.

so it's no wonder you don't stay the same.