إن كنتَ تَمقتُ من أساءَ لأنَّه

إن كنتَ تَمقتُ من أساءَ لأنَّه

مِمّنْ أساءَ وإن سَلمتَ عليهِ

مِمّنْ أساءَ وإن سَلمتَ عليهِ

If you loathe someone who did wrong because he

If you hate one who did wrong because

Is among those who did wrong, even if you greet him,

He is among those who did wrong, even if you are safe from him,

فلقد ظلمتَ بمَقْتِ ثالثِ صاحب

فلقد ظلمتَ بمَقْتِ ثالثِ صاحب

ما زال مجتهداً يُسيءُ إليهِ

ما زال مجتهداً يُسيءُ إليهِ

Then you have indeed been unjust in loathing a third companion

Then you have wronged a third person, a friend

Who has never ceased diligently doing him harm.

Who still tries hard, though harmed by the other.

أنَّى ينهنهُ ناقمٌ عن ظالمٍ

أنَّى ينهنهُ ناقمٌ عن ظالمٍ

ولهُ الأيادي السيئات لديه

ولهُ الأيادي السيئات لديه

How can one seeking vengeance be restrained from a wrongdoer,

How can a hater stop a wrongdoer

When that man has dealt him ill turns?

When he is evil-handed, with evil inside him?