تُحِلُّyou deem lawful إِذاif اِستَرَبتُI grew suspicious بِكَof you اِهتِضاميmy being wronged
تُحِلُّ إِذا اِستَرَبتُ بِكَ اِهتِضامي
وَأَنتَand you فَعَلتَyou did أَفعالَthe deeds المُريبِone who arouses suspicion
وَأَنتَ فَعَلتَ أَفعالَ المُريبِ
You deem it lawful to wrong me if I suspect you,
though you have done the deeds of one who arouses suspicion.
ضَريبُكَyour equal فيamong بَنيchildren of الدُنياthis world كَثيرٌmany
ضَريبُكَ في بَني الدُنيا كَثيرٌ
وَعَزَّand is exalted اللَهُGod رَبُّكَyour Lord عَنbeyond ضَريبِan equal
وَعَزَّ اللَهُ رَبُّكَ عَن ضَريبِ
Many are your equals among the children of this world,
but God, your Lord, is exalted beyond having an equal.
وَماand not العُلَماءُthe learned وَالجُهّالُand the ignorant إِلّاexcept
وَما العُلَماءُ وَالجُهّالُ إِلّا
قَريبٌalike حينَwhen تَنظُرُyou look مِنfrom قَريبِnearby
قَريبٌ حينَ تَنظُرُ مِن قَريبِ
And the learned and the ignorant are but
much alike, when you look closely.
مَتىwhen ماemphatic particle يَأتِنيcomes to me أَجَليmy appointed end بِأَرضيin my land
مَتى ما يَأتِني أَجَلي بِأَرضي
فَنادِthen call out عَلىover الجَنازَةِthe funeral لِلغَريبِfor the stranger
فَنادِ عَلى الجَنازَةِ لِلغَريبِ
Whenever my appointed end comes to me in my own land,
then announce the funeral as a stranger's.
أَكاشِرُI smile at مَنwhomever لَقيتُI meet عَلىwith حِذارٍcaution
أَكاشِرُ مَن لَقيتُ عَلى حِذارٍ
وَلَيسَand there is not عَلىholding to اِعتِقاديmy belief مِنany عَريبِa single soul
وَلَيسَ عَلى اِعتِقادي مِن عَريبِ
I smile at whomever I meet, on my guard,
and not a soul shares my belief.
Sol 6.1