خلِّ الأنامَ وما قالُوا ومالَمَزوا

خلِّ الأنامَ وما قالُوا ومالَمَزوا

لا يَهْمِزَنَّكَ ما غالُوا وما هَمَزوا

لا يَهْمِزَنَّكَ ما غالُوا وما هَمَزوا

Disregard people, their words, and their taunts.

Disregard what people say and find fault with,

Do not let their exaggerations and their jibes sting you.

Don't let what they exaggerate or criticize sting you.

فالنّاسُ كلُّهمُ أعداءُ ما جَهِلوا

فالنّاسُ كلُّهمُ أعداءُ ما جَهِلوا

وليسَ من طعنِهِمْ للمرءِ مُحتَرَزُ

وليسَ من طعنِهِمْ للمرءِ مُحتَرَزُ

For all people are enemies of what they do not know.

For all people are enemies of what they're ignorant of,

And no person has a refuge from their attacks.

And no one can fully protect themselves from slander.

إمّا عجَزتَ فلم تُسْعَدْ بثَروَتِهِم

إمّا عجَزتَ فلم تُسْعَدْ بثَروَتِهِم

فانظُرْ تجِدْهُم عنِ العَلياءِ قد عجَزوا

فانظُرْ تجِدْهُم عنِ العَلياءِ قد عجَزوا

If you have fallen short and have not been blessed with wealth like theirs,

Either you couldn't make them happy with your wealth,

Then look: you will find they have fallen short of the heights.

Or you find they've fallen short of the virtuous.

مَن كانَ في ثَروةٍ من عقِلهِ وغِنىً

مَن كانَ في ثَروةٍ من عقِلهِ وغِنىً

فليس يُزري بهِ في مالِهِ العَوَزُ

فليس يُزري بهِ في مالِهِ العَوَزُ

Whoever has wealth and abundance in his intellect

Whoever has wealth of wisdom and riches of their mind

Is not discredited by a lack of money.

Will not be shamed by poverty of their wallet.