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A man's worth lies not in sins described,

حسب الفتى من ذنوب وصفه رجلا

1. A man's worth lies not in sins described,
While portraying him as virtuous, though he's otherwise inclined.

١. حَسبُ الفَتى مِن ذُنوبٍ وَصفُهُ رَجُلاً
بِالخَيرِ وَهوَ عَلى ضِدِّ الَّذي يَصِفُ

2. I've known the folk of this world - would they were not,
Or I'd been blown far from them by the winds aloft.

٢. وَقَد خَبِرتُ بَني الدُنيا فَلَيتَهُمُ
أَو لَيتَني حَمَلَتني عَنهُمُ العُصُفُ

3. For the oppressor seizes what isn't his by right,
While the just man among them remains oppressed despite his might.

٣. فَظالِمٌ آخِذٌ ما لا يَحِلُّ لَهُ
وَمُنصِفٌ ظَلَّ فيهِم لَيسَ يَنتَصِفُ