لاdo not تدينواyou judge لنwill not تدانواyou are judged
لا تدينوا لن تدانوا
بالرذائلْfor vices والمناقصْand shortcomings
بالرذائلْ والمناقصْ
Do not judge; you will not be judged
Judge not, lest ye be judged
for vices and shortcomings.
By vices and shortcomings
منwhoever يَدِنjudges يسقطْfalls قصاصاًas retribution
من يَدِن يسقطْ قصاصاً
عادلاًjust فالمرءfor man ناقصْflawed
عادلاً فالمرء ناقصْ
Whoever judges falls under punishment
He who judges will fall short
that is just, for man is flawed.
Meeting justice, for man is flawed
نُطْlift غِشاveil اللذّاتthe pleasures تُبصرْyou will see
نُطْ غِشا اللذّات تُبصرْ
ماwhat بنفسكْwithin yourself منof نقائصْshortcomings
ما بنفسكْ من نقائصْ
Lift the veil of pleasures, and you will see
Pleasures blind the mind to see
what shortcomings lie within yourself.
What faults lie within thee
منwhoever يفكّرْreflects فيon ذنوبٍsins
من يفكّرْ في ذنوبٍ
ساغهاhe swallowed them والعمرand life قالصْdwindling
ساغها والعمر قالصْ
Whoever reflects on sins
He who thinks of sins he's done
he swallowed, while life dwindles,
And gone along with in life's run
يخترعْbrings forth نوحاًlamentation ودمعاًand tears
يخترعْ نوحاً ودمعاً
فيهماthrough both of them مَنwhoever دانhas judged خالصْcleansed
فيهما مَن دان خالصْ
will bring forth lamentation and tears;
Will make excuses and crocodile tears
through both, whoever has judged is cleansed.
Where the repentant show no fears
لاdo not تَدِنjudge منone who زلَّslipped حتىeven
لا تَدِن من زلَّ حتى
لوif رأيتyou saw أخاكyour brother ناقصْflawed
لو رأيت أخاك ناقصْ
Do not judge one who has slipped, even
Judge not those who stray
if you see your brother flawed.
Though a sibling gone astray you survey
منwho يقينيprotects me منfrom فخاخٍsnares
من يقيني من فخاخٍ
جئتهاI came to them واِبليسand Iblis قانصْhunting
جئتها واِبليس قانصْ
Who will protect me from snares
He who saves me from traps
I have come upon, while Iblis hunts?
That I came to though Satan laps
ياO إلهيmy God صنsafeguard لساناًa tongue
يا إلهي صن لساناً
ليسnot توهيهweaken it النقائصْthe shortcomings
ليس توهيه النقائصْ
O my God, safeguard a tongue
My God guard my tongue
that shortcomings do not weaken.
Not to speak of others' wrongs
Sol 6.1