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When people stumble, forgive them,

إذا عثر القوم فاغفر لهم

1. When people stumble, forgive them,
For the feet of every group will falter.

١. إِذا عَثَرَ القَومُ فَاِغفِر لَهُم
فَأَقدامُ كُلِّ فَريقٍ عُثُر

2. And if the heart becomes covered in dust, pity it,
Let not barren places make you weep.

٢. وَإِن دَثَرَ القَلبُ فَأسَف لَهُ
وَلا تَبكِيَنكَ رُبوعٌ دُثُر

3. If vileness took bodily form,
And a resolute hero carried it, it would not spread.

٣. لَو أَنَّ القَبيحَ لَهُ جِثَّةٌ
وَحُمَّلَهُ بازِلٌ لَم يَثُر

4. When people became many, vice spread
As speech decayed when it became abundant.

٤. إِذا كَثُرَ الناسُ شاعَ الفَسا
دُ كَما فَسَدَ القَولُ لَمّا كَثُر

5. If beasts devoured it,
It would turn into souls covered in rags.

٥. وَذَلِكَ لَو أَكَلَتهُ السِباعُ
لَعادَت ذَواتِ نُفوسٍ خُثُر

6. It leaves a trace like sword wounds,
No accompanying trace remains.

٦. لَهُ أَثَرٌ كَجُروحِ السُيوفِ
وَلا أَثَرَ يَصحَبُ مِنهُ الأُثر