أَظَلُّI remain كَئيباًsorrowful لَوif تَشوكُكَpricks you شَوكَةٌa thorn
أَظَلُّ كَئيباً لَو تَشوكُكَ شَوكَةٌ
وَتَفرَحُand you rejoice لَوif دُهدِهتُI were tumbled down مِنfrom رأسِthe summit of حالِقِa towering mountain
وَتَفرَحُ لَو دُهدِهتُ مِن رأسِ حالِقِ
I would remain sorrowful if a thorn were to prick you.
And you would rejoice if I were tumbled down from a towering mountain’s summit.
لَشتّانَindeed, how far apart ماwhat بَينيbetween me وَبَينِكَand between you فيin الإِخاbrotherhood
لَشتّانَ ما بَيني وَبَينِكَ في الإِخا
صَدَقتُكَI was sincere with you فيin نَفسيmy inner self وَلَستَand you are not بِصادِقِsincere
صَدَقتُكَ في نَفسي وَلَستَ بِصادِقِ
How great the gulf between me and you in brotherhood!
I have been sincere with you at heart, but you are not sincere.
أَفِقcome to your senses عَنكَfrom yourself لاnot يَذهَبcarry away بِكَwith you التّيهُconceit سالِماًunscathed
أَفِق عَنكَ لا يَذهَب بِكَ التّيهُ سالِماً
فَإِنَّكَfor you مَخلوقٌa created being وَلَستَand you are not بِخالِقِa creator
فَإِنَّكَ مَخلوقٌ وَلَستَ بِخالِقِ
Come to your senses; conceit will not leave you unscathed.
For you are a created being, and not a creator.
وَكُلُّand every أَخٍbrother عِندَin times of الهوَيناease مُلاطِفٌaffectionate
وَكُلُّ أَخٍ عِندَ الهوَينا مُلاطِفٌ
وَلَكِنَّماand yet الاخوانbrothers عِندَin times of الحَقائِقِserious trials
وَلَكِنَّما الاخوان عِندَ الحَقائِقِ
And every brother is affectionate in times of ease.
But true brothers are known in times of trial.
Translation model: Sol 6.1