عاص الهَوى إِن الهَوى مركب

عاص الهَوى إِن الهَوى مركب

يَصعب بَعد اللينِ مِنهُ الذَليل

يَصعب بَعد اللينِ مِنهُ الذَليل

Resist desire, for desire is a mount

The passion is rebellious; passion is a ship

that, once gentle and docile, turns unruly.

That after gentleness becomes hard to humble.

إِن يَجلب اليَوم الهَوى لذَّة

إِن يَجلب اليَوم الهَوى لذَّة

فَفي غَد مِنهُ البُكا وَالعَويل

فَفي غَد مِنهُ البُكا وَالعَويل

If desire brings pleasure today,

If passion brings pleasure today,

then tomorrow from it come weeping and wailing.

Tomorrow it brings crying and wailing.

ما بَينَ ما تَحمد فيهِ وَما

ما بَينَ ما تَحمد فيهِ وَما

يَدعو إِلَيكَ الذم إِلا القَليل

يَدعو إِلَيكَ الذم إِلا القَليل

Between what you praise in it and what

Between what you praise in it and what

draws blame upon you, there is but little.

Invites you to blame, there is but little.