إذاif عاديتyou make an enemy of إنساناa person ظلوماvery unjust
إذا عاديت إنسانا ظلوما
علىfor ظلمinjustice وتفريطand negligence ولومand reproach
على ظلم وتفريط ولوم
If you make an enemy of an unjust person
If I oppose an unjust man
For injustice, negligence, and reproach,
For his injustice, excess and blame
فعادthen oppose الناسthe people كلهمall of them جميعاaltogether
فعاد الناس كلهم جميعا
ترىyou will discern وجهthe face المحقّthe one in the right منfrom الظلومthe wrongdoer
ترى وجه المحقّ من الظلوم
Then make enemies of all people, every one;
Then all people altogether
You will discern the face of the one in the right from that of the wrongdoer.
You see the face of the truthful from the unjust
إلىuntil كمhow long لاnot أرىI see رجلاa man كريماnoble
إلى كم لا أرى رجلا كريما
ولاnor أنفكّI break free منfrom لؤمthe baseness اللئيمthe base person
ولا أنفكّ من لؤم اللئيم
How long shall I see no noble man,
To how much I do not see a generous man
Nor escape the baseness of the base?
And I do not stop from the blame of the mean
ولاnor ألقىI meet أخاa man of أدبrefinement تماماperfect
ولا ألقى أخا أدب تماما
يخاطبنيhe addresses me بألفاظwith the words الحكيمof the sage
يخاطبني بألفاظ الحكيم
Nor do I meet a man of perfect refinement
And I do not find a brother of perfect discipline
Who addresses me with the words of a sage.
Who speaks to me with the words of the wise
Sol 6.1