إِنَّindeed المُلوكَkings بَلاءٌan affliction حَيثُماwherever حَلّواthey settle
إِنَّ المُلوكَ بَلاءٌ حَيثُما حَلّوا
فَلاso let not يَكُنthere be لَكَfor you فيat أَبوابِهِمtheir doors ظِلُّa shadow
فَلا يَكُن لَكَ في أَبوابِهِم ظِلُّ
Indeed, kings are an affliction wherever they settle.
So let there be no shadow of yours at their doors.
ماذاwhat تُؤَمِّلُdo you hope for مِنfrom قَومٍpeople إِذاwhen غَضِبواthey become angry
ماذا تُؤَمِّلُ مِن قَومٍ إِذا غَضِبوا
جارواthey act unjustly عَلَيكَtoward you وَإِنand if أَرضَيتَهُمyou please them مَلّواthey grow bored
جاروا عَلَيكَ وَإِن أَرضَيتَهُم مَلّوا
What do you hope for from people who, when angered,
wrong you, and if you please them, grow bored?
فَاِستَغنِso seek sufficiency بِاللَهِthrough God عَنwithout أَبوابِهِمtheir doors كَرَماout of dignity
فَاِستَغنِ بِاللَهِ عَن أَبوابِهِم كَرَما
إِنَّindeed الوقوفَstanding عَلىat أَبوابِهِمtheir doors ذُلُّhumiliation
إِنَّ الوقوفَ عَلى أَبوابِهِم ذُلُّ
So, with dignity, rely on God and have no need of their doors.
Indeed, standing at their doors is humiliation.
Sol 6.1