وَلا سَيَّما في فتنةٍ مُدلهمّةٍ

وَلا سَيَّما في فتنةٍ مُدلهمّةٍ

فَلا أَحَدٌ فيها أَخاهُ يَشمِّتُ

فَلا أَحَدٌ فيها أَخاهُ يَشمِّتُ

And especially amid pitch-dark turmoil,

And not least in pitch dark misfortunes,

so no one there gives his brother cause to gloat.

No one should gloat over his own brother's plight.

وَكانَ قَضاءٍ صمتُنا عَنهُ واجِبٌ

وَكانَ قَضاءٍ صمتُنا عَنهُ واجِبٌ

وَسلّم في الأَحداثِ مَن كانَ يَصمُتُ

وَسلّم في الأَحداثِ مَن كانَ يَصمُتُ

And it was a decree about which our silence was obligatory;

Our silence about what befell was obligatory.

and whoever kept silent was kept safe amid calamities.

He who kept silent regarding events was acting wisely.