للحزن أصول [Lel Hozn Osoul] [English translation]

Sorrow has rules dictating that

you've been upset with yourself for a long time

so sit down with yourself and complain

and pray and ask about yourself

From time to time check up on

your heart in case it's in trouble1

Remove people who betrayed you from it

They're no longer needed

no longer needed

And don't cling to the newcomers

or even love people who left

And name all those who bother you

and make up with them until you're both satisfied

I am very skeptical about the rest

Now you'll filter and pick

Separating the people you love

from the ones you'll leave

Don't be superficial about picking people

Look closely inside them to see clearly

That's because a person who wounds

sometimes plays the role of the wounded

Open a wide parentheses

for those you'll forget and those you'll sell

and those you'll formally bid farewell

hopefully you won't close the parentheses

1. alternate translation: if it has a heart attack