أبصرْتُI discerned رُشديmy right course فلاso not أشكوI complain of أذىthe harm of المِحَنtrials
أبصرْتُ رُشدي فلا أشكو أذى المِحَن
ولاnor أُوَلِّيI direct مَلاميmy blame حادِتَthe misfortune of الزَّمنِtime
ولا أُوَلِّي مَلامي حادِتَ الزَّمنِ
I have discerned my right course, so I do not complain of the harm of trials.
Nor do I direct my blame at the misfortunes of time.
شِبْناwe were tainted فشِيبَso it was tainted لناfor us عَدلٌjustice بلاwithout جَنَفٍbias
شِبْنا فشِيبَ لنا عَدلٌ بلا جَنَفٍ
ولوand if خَلَصْناwe had been pure تخلَّصْناwe would have escaped مِنَfrom المِحَنِthe trials
ولو خَلَصْنا تخلَّصْنا مِنَ المِحَنِ
We were tainted, so our lot was tainted—justice without bias.
And had we been pure, we would have escaped the trials.
Sol 6.1