لوif يلبسwore الناسpeople ماwhat تُخفيconceal سرائرهمtheir innermost selves
لو يلبس الناس ما تُخفي سرائرهم
غطّتwould cover علىover الكلeveryone أدناسfilth وأرجاسand impurities
غطّت على الكل أدناس وأرجاس
If people wore what their innermost selves conceal,
If people wore what their hearts concealed
Filth and impurities would cover everyone.
Filth and vice would cloak them all
لماwhen رأيتI saw رضاءapproval الناسpeople بيof me خطأًa mistake
لما رأيت رضاء الناس بي خطأً
شككتI doubted فيin كلevery منperson whom ترضىapprove بهof him الناسpeople
شككت في كل من ترضى به الناس
When I saw that people's approval of me was mistaken,
When I saw people pleased with my mistakes
I doubted everyone whom people approve of.
I doubted all those the people pleased
Sol 6.1