لاdo not تَخشfear منthe one who لاnot يقتنيكpossesses you الأسىsorrow
لا تَخش من لا يقتنيك الأسى
ولاand do not تخفfear منthe one who يقتنيكpossesses you الحسدْenvy
ولا تخف من يقتنيك الحسدْ
Do not fear sorrow, which does not possess you;
Do not fear those who sorrow does not possess
nor fear envy, which possesses you.
Nor dread those envy does claim
ياO أصدقmost truthful of الناسpeople إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أبىhe refuses
يا أصدق الناس إذا ما أبى
وأكذبand most deceitful of الناسpeople إذاwhen ماemphatic particle وَعَدْhe promises
وأكذب الناس إذا ما وَعَدْ
O most truthful of people when refusing,
O most sincere of people when it refuses
and most deceitful of people when promising!
And most lying of people when it promises
ياO منyou who إذاwhen عنَّappears لهto him سائلٌa beggar
يا من إذا عنَّ له سائلٌ
ذابhe melts وإنand if حاولhe attempts بذلاًgiving جمدْhe freezes
ذاب وإن حاول بذلاً جمدْ
O you who, when a beggar appears before you,
O you who when asked melts for the asker
melt—and freeze if you try to give!
And freezes when tries to give though able
ياO منyou who إذاwhen جاءcomes خوانٌa dining table لهfor him
يا من إذا جاء خوانٌ له
حفَّgathered بهaround it خوفَfor fear of الغواشيthe visitors رَصَدْguards
حفَّ به خوفَ الغواشي رَصَدْ
O you whose dining table, when it is brought,
O you who when friends come are surrounded
is ringed by guards for fear of visitors!
By their love as stars surround the moon unveiled
Sol 6.1