ياO ابنson of حسانَḤassān لاdo not تشكنَّever doubt فيabout ديmy faith (first part)
يا ابن حسانَ لا تشكنَّ في دي
نِيmy faith (continuation) ولاnor تقتسمْكdivide you فيَّabout me الظنونُsuspicions
نِي ولا تقتسمْك فيَّ الظنونُ
O Ibn Ḥassān, do not doubt my
O son of Hassaan, do not doubt my religion,
faith, nor let suspicions about me pull you this way and that.
And do not let suspicions divide you from me.
فهوfor it is توحيدُaffirmation of oneness ذيthe possessor of الجلالmajesty وتَصْديand belief (first part)
فهو توحيدُ ذي الجلال وتَصْدي
قُbelief (continuation) الذيwhat بلَّغconveyed الرسولthe Messenger الأمينُtrustworthy
قُ الذي بلَّغ الرسول الأمينُ
For it is affirming the oneness of the Majestic One, and believing
It is the oneness of the Majestic Lord, and my creed,
what the trustworthy Messenger conveyed.
The one conveyed by the trusted Messenger.
مِلَّةٌa creed رِشْدةٌrightly guided أَرانيshowed me هُداهاits guidance
مِلَّةٌ رِشْدةٌ أَراني هُداها
بصرٌvision ثاقبpenetrating وعقلٌand an intellect متينfirm
بصرٌ ثاقب وعقلٌ متين
A rightly guided creed, whose guidance was shown me
A rightly guided faith that showed me its guidance,
by penetrating vision and a firm intellect.
With piercing insight and a resolute mind.
فلهاso it has مَعْقَدٌa fastening بجيديabout my neck وثيقfirm
فلها مَعْقَدٌ بجيدي وثيق
وقرارٌand a resting place منwithin ذاتthe very essence of نفسيmy soul مكينsecure
وقرارٌ من ذات نفسي مكين
Thus it has a firm bond about my neck,
It has a binding pact with my soul,
and a secure abode within my very soul.
And a firm resolve from my innermost being.
لستI am not بالمستعيضone seeking a substitute منهاfor it ولاnor الراthe one turning away (first part)
لست بالمستعيض منها ولا الرا
غبturning away (continuation) عنهاfrom it إنيindeed I بهاof it لَضَنينindeed jealously protective
غب عنها إني بها لَضَنين
I am not one to exchange it, nor to turn
I cannot substitute it or turn away from it,
away from it; indeed, I guard it jealously.
Indeed I cherish it ardently within me.
إنماonly يُستمالُis lured away عنfrom سمتthe path of رُشدٍright guidance
إنما يُستمالُ عن سمت رُشدٍ
منone whom تَولاهhas taken charge of him رأيُكyour judgment المأفونwitless
من تَولاه رأيُك المأفون
Only he is lured from the path of right guidance
Only the misguided can be enticed away
whom your witless judgment has taken in hand.
From the path of righteousness by your damned opinion.
فاغدُso go away عنيfrom me وانظرand look لنفسكto yourself دونيrather than me
فاغدُ عني وانظر لنفسك دوني
ليسnot يُجزَىis requited سوايanyone other than me عماfor what أَدينI profess as faith
ليس يُجزَى سواي عما أَدين
So leave me, and look to yourself, not me;
So leave me be and look to yourself apart from me,
no one but me is requited for the faith I profess.
None shall be recompensed but what I profess as my faith.
وَليزَعكand let it restrain you المشيبُgray hair عنfrom بعضsome of ماwhat تفْyou do (first part)
وَليزَعك المشيبُ عن بعض ما تفْ
عَلُyou do (continuation) أوor وجهكyour face المشوهdisfigured المَشينshameful
عَلُ أو وجهك المشوه المَشين
And let gray hair restrain you from some of what you
Do not let old age deter you from some of what you do,
do—or your disfigured, shameful face.
Or your ugly and villainous face.
كمhow much يكونُcan there be العتوُّinsolence فيon الأرضthe earth ياO شقْroller-bird (first part)
كم يكونُ العتوُّ في الأرض يا شقْ
راقُroller-bird (continuation) لاnot ترعويdesist ولاnor تستكينsubmit
راقُ لا ترعوي ولا تستكين
How much insolence can there be on earth, O
How often arrogance roams the land, O diseased one,
roller? You neither desist nor submit,
Not caring or feeling ashamed.
فيin نكاحa marriage مثلlike السِّفاحfornication خلاexcept أَنْthat (first part)
في نكاح مثل السِّفاح خلا أَنْ
نَthat (continuation) ذاكthat one شُبهةٌa dubious case وذاكand that one مُبينplain
نَ ذاك شُبهةٌ وذاك مُبين
in a marriage like fornication, except
Your marriage is like adultery, except that
that the one is dubious and the other plain.
One is doubtful while the other is clear.