قدْ شينَ مَنْ بالشينِ منطقُهُ

قدْ شينَ مَنْ بالشينِ منطقُهُ

في عينِ راءٍ ذالِهِ كافي

في عينِ راءٍ ذالِهِ كافي

He whose speech uses shīn has indeed been marred,

The one whose speech is vile disgraces himself

In a beholder’s eye; his dhāl is enough.

In the eyes of the beholder, that is enough

لا تجعلوا بالشينِ نطقَكُمُ

لا تجعلوا بالشينِ نطقَكُمُ

فسبَّكمْ بالزينِ والقافِ

فسبَّكمْ بالزينِ والقافِ

Do not make your speech with shīn,

Do not let your speech be vile

For he has cursed you with zayn and qāf.

Rather, adorn it with beauty and eloquence