لَوif كُنتَyou were فيin دينfaith المَحبةlove مُخلِصاًsincere
لَو كُنتَ في دين المَحبة مُخلِصاً
لَبقيتyou would have remained إِذwhen خانَproved treacherous الزَمانtime عَلىin الوَفاloyalty
لَبقيت إِذ خانَ الزَمان عَلى الوَفا
Had you been sincere in the faith of love,
You would have remained loyal when time proved treacherous.
لَكنbut غَدرتyou broke faith وَهَذِهِand this لَكَof yours عادةa habit
لَكن غَدرت وَهَذِهِ لَكَ عادة
وَالحَقand the truth يَظهرbecomes apparent لِلنبيهto the discerning بِلاwithout خَفاconcealment
وَالحَق يَظهر لِلنبيه بِلا خَفا
But you broke faith, and this is a habit of yours;
And the truth is plain to the discerning, without concealment.
فَلَقَدfor indeed سَمعتI heard قَضيةa case دَلتit pointed عَلىto
فَلَقَد سَمعت قَضية دَلت عَلى
غُشdeceit الصَداقةfriendship وَالمَودّةand affection وَالصَفاand sincerity
غُش الصَداقة وَالمَودّة وَالصَفا
For I have indeed heard of a case that pointed to
Deceit in friendship, affection, and sincerity.
فَأَطعso obey بَليداًa dullard مِنكَto you صارَhas become مقرّباًclose
فَأَطع بَليداً مِنكَ صارَ مقرّباً
وَاعطفand be kind عَلَيهِto him وَلاand do not تُقابلrespond بِالجَفاwith coldness
وَاعطف عَلَيهِ وَلا تُقابل بِالجَفا
So obey a dullard who has become close to you,
And be kind to him; do not meet him with coldness.
وَاطلُبand seek رضاهhis approval إِذwhen تَثنَّىhe turned away غاضِباًangrily
وَاطلُب رضاه إِذ تَثنَّى غاضِباً
إِذsince كانَwas هَذاthis الودّaffection لَيسَis not تَكلُّفاpretense
إِذ كانَ هَذا الودّ لَيسَ تَكلُّفا
And seek his approval when he turns away in anger,
Since this affection is no pretense.
وَإِذاand if دَعاكَhe calls you إِلىto ارتِكابcommitting خَطيئةa sin
وَإِذا دَعاكَ إِلى ارتِكاب خَطيئة
إِياكَbeware تُبديyou show فيregarding الحَرامwhat is forbidden توقُّفاhesitation
إِياكَ تُبدي في الحَرام توقُّفا
And if he calls on you to commit a sin,
Beware of showing hesitation over what is forbidden.
وَأَناand I كَفانيhas sufficed me مِنكَfrom you ماwhat لاقَيتُهُI have suffered it
وَأَنا كَفاني مِنكَ ما لاقَيتُهُ
وَاللَهُand God حَسبيenough for me وَالنَبيّand the Prophet المُصطَفىthe Chosen One
وَاللَهُ حَسبي وَالنَبيّ المُصطَفى
As for me, I have had enough of what I suffered at your hands;
And God and the Prophet, the Chosen One, suffice me.
Sol 6.1