وَمَاand whatever فيَّin me مِنْof خَيْرٍgood وَشرّand evil فإنَّهَاso it is
وَمَا فيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشرّ فإنَّهَا
سَجِيَّةُthe innate nature of أبائيmy fathers وَفِعْلُand the deeds of جُدُودِيmy forefathers
سَجِيَّةُ أبائي وَفِعْلُ جُدُودِي
And whatever there is in me of good and evil is
Whatever good or evil is in me, it is
my fathers’ nature and my forefathers’ deeds.
The nature of my fathers, and the deeds of my forebears.
هُمُthey القَوْمُthe people فَرْعِيmy branch مِنْهُمْfrom them مُتَفَرَعٌbranching forth
هُمُ القَوْمُ فَرْعِي مِنْهُمْ مُتَفَرَعٌ
وَعُودُهُمْand their stock عِنْدَin times of الحَوَادِثِcalamities عُودِيmy stock
وَعُودُهُمْ عِنْدَ الحَوَادِثِ عُودِي
They are the people from whom my branch has sprung,
They are my tribe, and I branch from them,
and their stock in times of calamity is my stock.
And in adversity I return to their ways.
Sol 6.1