لاعَيبَ في جَفوَةِ إِخواني

لاعَيبَ في جَفوَةِ إِخواني

فَبارَكَ اللَهُ لِإِخواني

فَبارَكَ اللَهُ لِإِخواني

There is no life in estrangement from my brothers;

There is no fault in my brothers’ coldness;

so may God bless my brothers.

So may God bless my brothers.

لَستُ بِذي مالٍ فَأُرعى عَلى ال

لَستُ بِذي مالٍ فَأُرعى عَلى ال

مالِ وَلاصاحِبَ سُلطانِ

مالِ وَلاصاحِبَ سُلطانِ

I am no man of wealth, to be shown regard on account of—

I have no wealth, to be courted for that

—wealth; nor am I a man of authority.

wealth, nor am I a man of power.

ما يَرتَجي مِنّي أَخٌ شَأنُهُ

ما يَرتَجي مِنّي أَخٌ شَأنُهُ

في نَفسِهِ أَرفَعُ مِن شاني

في نَفسِهِ أَرفَعُ مِن شاني

No brother expects anything from me—one whose standing

What can a brother hope for from me, whose standing

in his own eyes is higher than mine.

in his own eyes is higher than mine?

لارَهبَةٌ مِنّي وَلارَغبَةٌ

لارَهبَةٌ مِنّي وَلارَغبَةٌ

عِندي فَيَرجوني وَيَخشاني

عِندي فَيَرجوني وَيَخشاني

He has neither fear of me nor desire for anything

There is no fear of me, nor desire for what

I possess, that he should expect something from me and fear me.

I have, to make him seek my favor and fear me.

وَقَلَّما يَصفو عَلى غَيرِ ذا

وَقَلَّما يَصفو عَلى غَيرِ ذا

تِ اللَهِ إِنسانٌ لِإِنسانِ

تِ اللَهِ إِنسانٌ لِإِنسانِ

And rarely is one person sincere toward another except—

And seldom is there sincerity, except for the

—for the sake of God.

sake of God, between one person and another.