فَأَقسِمُ ما أَدنَيتُ كَفّي لِريبَةٍ

فَأَقسِمُ ما أَدنَيتُ كَفّي لِريبَةٍ

وَلا حَمَلَتني نَحوَ فاحِشَةٍ رِجلي

وَلا حَمَلَتني نَحوَ فاحِشَةٍ رِجلي

So I swear: I have not brought my hand near a dubious deed,

I swear by all the deeds my hands have done,

Nor has my foot carried me toward an indecent act;

And that my feet walk not towards shameful acts.

وَلا قادَني سَمعي وَلا بَصَري لَها

وَلا قادَني سَمعي وَلا بَصَري لَها

وَلا دَلَّني رَايي عَلَيها وَلا عَقلي

وَلا دَلَّني رَايي عَلَيها وَلا عَقلي

Nor has my hearing led me to it, nor my sight,

Neither my ears nor eyes have led me there,

Nor has my judgment directed me to it, nor my reason.

Nor has my reason or mind inclined that way.

وَأَعلَمُ أَنّي لَم تُصِبني مُصيبَةٌ

وَأَعلَمُ أَنّي لَم تُصِبني مُصيبَةٌ

مِنَ الدَهرِ إِلّا قَد أَصابَت فَتىً مِثلي

مِنَ الدَهرِ إِلّا قَد أَصابَت فَتىً مِثلي

And I know that no misfortune has befallen me

And I know that no calamity has struck me,

At time's hands without having already befallen a young man like me.

Except the same that happened to others like me.