أَدِر كَأسَ هَجرِكَ عَنهُ فَقَد

أَدِر كَأسَ هَجرِكَ عَنهُ فَقَد

سَقاهُ بِها السُخطُ حَتّى سَكِر

سَقاهُ بِها السُخطُ حَتّى سَكِر

Turn the cup of your estrangement away from him, for

Turn away your cup of estrangement from him, for

anger made him drink from it until he grew drunk.

Anger has already made him drink from it until drunk,

وَلا تَترُكِ العَتبَ خَصماً لَهُ

وَلا تَترُكِ العَتبَ خَصماً لَهُ

فَقَد رَقَّ في يَدِهِ وَاِنكَسَر

فَقَد رَقَّ في يَدِهِ وَاِنكَسَر

And do not leave reproach as his adversary,

And do not leave reproach to be his adversary,

for he has softened in its grip and been broken.

For it has gone soft in his hand and broken,

فَما هُوَ أَوَّلُ عَبدٍ جَنى

فَما هُوَ أَوَّلُ عَبدٍ جَنى

وَلا أَنتَ أَوَّلُ مَولىً غَفَر

وَلا أَنتَ أَوَّلُ مَولىً غَفَر

For he is not the first slave to sin,

He is not the first slave to reap

nor are you the first master to forgive.

Nor you the first lord to pardon.