ثِقواtrust معشرَO company of النَّاسِpeople بِيin me إنَّنيindeed I
ثِقوا معشرَ النَّاسِ بِي إنَّني
علىtoward معشَرِthe company of النَّاسِpeople حانٍtender حَدِبْsolicitous
على معشَرِ النَّاسِ حانٍ حَدِبْ
Trust me, O people, for I am
Trust in me, O people, for I am
tender and solicitous toward humankind.
Leaning compassionately towards all people.
أُقيمُI remain علىin الوُدِّaffection ثَبْتَsteadfast الجَنانِheart
أُقيمُ على الوُدِّ ثَبْتَ الجَنانِ
فلاso not استَحيلُI change ولاand not أضْطَرِبْI waver
فلا استَحيلُ ولا أضْطَرِبْ
I remain constant in affection, steadfast of heart,
I stand firmly for love and affection,
so I neither change nor waver.
Never wavering or perturbed.
وأسخوand I freely yield بواجبwith what is due حقِّيmy right ولاand not
وأسخو بواجب حقِّي ولا
ألِظُّI insist بحقِّيon my right وإنand even if لمdid not يُجِبْhe respond
ألِظُّ بحقِّي وإن لم يُجِبْ
And I freely yield my rightful due, nor
I give freely what is rightfully due,
do I press my claim, even if no answer comes.
Yet make no demands, even if ignored.
ألاtake heed فاتقواso seek protection بيthrough me فإنِّيfor I am كماas
ألا فاتقوا بي فإنِّي كما
تمدّحتُI praised myself وَلْيَمْتَحِنْand let him test مَنْwhoever يُحِبْwishes
تمدّحتُ وَلْيَمْتَحِنْ مَنْ يُحِبْ
Take heed, then: seek protection through me, for I am as
So beware of wronging me, for I am as
I have praised myself to be; and let whoever wishes test me.
I have declared - let those who wish test me.
فماfor ... not كوكبيmy star راجعٌretrograde فيin الإخاءbrotherhood
فما كوكبي راجعٌ في الإخاء
ولاand not بُرجُzodiac sign قلبيَof my heart بالمُنْقلِبْat all changeable
ولا بُرجُ قلبيَ بالمُنْقلِبْ
For my star does not move backward in brotherhood,
Neither is my star retrograde in friendship,
nor is my heart's zodiac sign at all changeable.
Nor does my heart's sign ever change.
Sol 6.1