مَن راقَبَ الناسَ ماتَ غَمّاً

مَن راقَبَ الناسَ ماتَ غَمّاً

وَفازَ بِاللّذَّةِ الجَسورُ

وَفازَ بِاللّذَّةِ الجَسورُ

Whoever watches others dies of grief,

He who spies on people will die of sorrow

He who watches the people dies of grief,

and the daring one wins pleasure.

And the daring will gain pleasure

And the daring one wins the pleasure.

لَولا مُنى العاشِقينَ ماتوا

لَولا مُنى العاشِقينَ ماتوا

غَمّاً وَبَعضُ المُنى غُرورُ

غَمّاً وَبَعضُ المُنى غُرورُ

Were it not for lovers' hopes, they would die

If not for the wishes of lovers, they would die

Were it not for the hopes of lovers, they would have died

of grief; and some hopes are delusion.

Of sorrow, and some wishes are deception

Of sorrow, though some hopes are but delusion.