نَهانِيَforbade me عَقليmy reason عَنfrom أُمورٍthings كَثيرَةٍmany
نَهانِيَ عَقلي عَن أُمورٍ كَثيرَةٍ
وَطَبعيand my nature إِلَيهاtoward them بِالغَريزَةِby instinct جاذِبيdraws me
وَطَبعي إِلَيها بِالغَريزَةِ جاذِبي
My reason forbade me many things,
Yet my nature instinctively draws me toward them.
وَمِمّاand among what أَدامَprolonged الرُزءَmisfortune تَكذيبُdisbelieving صادِقٍa truthful person
وَمِمّا أَدامَ الرُزءَ تَكذيبُ صادِقٍ
عَلىdespite خُبرَةٍknowledge مِنّاon our part وَتَصديقُand believing كاذِبِa liar
عَلى خُبرَةٍ مِنّا وَتَصديقُ كاذِبِ
Among the things that have prolonged misfortune are disbelieving a truthful person,
Despite our knowing better, and believing a liar.
Sol 6.1