لَحى اللَهُ مَولى السوءِ لا أَنتَ راغِبٌ

لَحى اللَهُ مَولى السوءِ لا أَنتَ راغِبٌ

إِلَيهِ وَلا رامٍ بِهِ مَن تُحارِبُه

إِلَيهِ وَلا رامٍ بِهِ مَن تُحارِبُه

May God curse the wicked ally! You have no desire

May Allah curse the protector of evil; you do not desire him

for him, nor do you hurl him against those you fight.

Nor does anyone who fights against him hope for him.

يَمُنُّ وَلا يُعطي وَيَزعُم أَنَّهُ

يَمُنُّ وَلا يُعطي وَيَزعُم أَنَّهُ

كَريمٌ وَتأبى نَفسُهُ وَضَرائِبُه

كَريمٌ وَتأبى نَفسُهُ وَضَرائِبُه

He boasts of favors but gives nothing, and claims that he is

He promises but does not give, and claims that he is generous,

generous, though his soul and inborn traits refuse it.

Yet his soul and manners refuse.

فَما قُربُ مَولى السوءِ إِلّا كَبُعدِهِ

فَما قُربُ مَولى السوءِ إِلّا كَبُعدِهِ

بَلِ البُعدُ خَيرٌ مِن عَدوٍّ تُقارِبُهُ

بَلِ البُعدُ خَيرٌ مِن عَدوٍّ تُقارِبُهُ

For being near a wicked ally is no different from being far from him;

So the closeness of the protector of evil is like his distance;

rather, keeping your distance is better than drawing near an enemy.

Rather, distance is better than an enemy you draw near.