إذاif ماever (emphatic) دعاكَcalls you الحقُّwhat is right للظلمِto injustice مرّةًonce
إذا ما دعاكَ الحقُّ للظلمِ مرّةً
وقدand already كنتَyou have been ذاpossessing حلمٍforbearance فلاthen do not تَكُbe ذاpossessing حلمِforbearance
وقد كنتَ ذا حلمٍ فلا تَكُ ذا حلمِ
If what is right calls you to injustice even once,
When truth calls you to injustice once
Though you have been forbearing, do not be forbearing then.
Though you've been forbearing, don't remain forbearing still
فإنfor indeed منout of الإشفاقِcompassion إنif زَاغَتِstrays النّهىreason
فإن من الإشفاقِ إن زَاغَتِ النّهى
عنfrom الحقِّwhat is right ميلُpartiality المشفقينَthe compassionate منa form of الظلمِinjustice
عن الحقِّ ميلُ المشفقينَ من الظلمِ
For if, out of compassion, reason strays
For from compassion, should prohibitions err
from what is right, the partiality of the compassionate is a form of injustice.
From truth, the tender-hearted's bias favours wrong
Sol 6.1