أحب الوفا والعفو عن كل مذنب
وأوثر إيثار الجميل من الفعل
I love fidelity, and forgiveness for every offender;
I prize the choosing of whatever is beautiful in deeds.
وأوطنت نفسي فاطمأنت وأوطنت
على خلق يرضى به الله من مثلي
I trained my soul; it grew serene and made its home
in conduct that God approves from one such as me.
وأهوى لإخواني الذي لي أحبّه
وأحلم عن قول السفيه على الجهل
For my brothers I desire what I love for myself,
and I forbear the words of a fool in his ignorance.
وأعتقد الحسنى لكل ابن حرّة
على خلقي أو في سبيل وفي شكيلي
I think the best of every freeborn man—
of my character, or one who walks my path and is of my kind.
وأشهد أن الل لا شيء غيره
وأنسب أحكام الإله إلى العدل
I bear witness that God—there is nothing other than Him—
and I ascribe the decrees of the Deity to justice.
وأعلم أن الله عدل قضاؤهُ
وتعويجه رجلي دليل على العدل
I know that God's decree is just,
and His making my leg crooked is proof of justice.
وأعلم أن الله خصّ محمّدا
وفضّله جودا على سائر الرسل
I know that God singled out Muhammad
and, in His generosity, favored him above all the messengers.
Sol 5.6