ولاand do not تظنّنّever think أنيthat I am غيرnot منتبهٍalert
ولا تظنّنّ أني غير منتبهٍ
ولستand I am not أعلمknow ماwhat أُبقيI keep وماand what أذرُI leave
ولست أعلم ما أُبقي وما أذرُ
And never think that I am heedless,
I'm not unaware or inattentive,
or that I do not know what I keep and what I leave.
Nor do I know what I'll retain or discard.
ماnot فيَّin me جبنٌcowardice ولاnor بخلٌmiserliness ولاnor حسدٌenvy
ما فيَّ جبنٌ ولا بخلٌ ولا حسدٌ
ولاnor نفاقٌhypocrisy ولاnor لؤمٌbaseness ولاnor خَوَرweakness
ولا نفاقٌ ولا لؤمٌ ولا خَوَر
There is no cowardice in me, nor miserliness, nor envy,
I've no cowardice, stinginess, or envy,
nor hypocrisy, nor baseness, nor weakness.
No hypocrisy, blame, or conceit in me.
مجديmy glory تليدٌancestral ونفسيand my soul حرةٌfree ويديand my hand
مجدي تليدٌ ونفسي حرةٌ ويدي
بسيطةopen وخصاليand my qualities كلهاall of them غررshining distinctions
بسيطة وخصالي كلها غرر
My glory is ancestral, my soul is free, and my hand
My glory is inherited and my soul is free.
is open, and all my qualities are shining distinctions.
My hand is open and my traits are all gems.
وماand why اعتراضيmy objection علىto ربيmy Lord ليقضيso that He may decree ليfor me
وما اعتراضي على ربي ليقضي لي
ماwhat لاnot يشاءHe wills وليand I have فيin العقلreason مزدَجَرa restraint
ما لا يشاء ولي في العقل مزدَجَر
Why should I object to my Lord, that He should decree for me
I do not protest what my Lord decrees,
what He does not will? In reason lies my restraint.
Though reason deters what He does not wish.
Sol 6.1