يا ذا الَّذي يَقرَءُ في كُتبِهِ

يا ذا الَّذي يَقرَءُ في كُتبِهِ

ما قَد نَهى اللَهُ وَلا يَعمَلُ

ما قَد نَهى اللَهُ وَلا يَعمَلُ

O you who read in your books

O you who reads in his books

what God has forbidden, yet do not act accordingly.

What Allah has forbidden, yet does not act

قَد بَيَّنَ الرَحمَنُ مَقتَ الَّذي

قَد بَيَّنَ الرَحمَنُ مَقتَ الَّذي

يَأمُرُ بِالحَقِّ وَلا يَفعَلُ

يَأمُرُ بِالحَقِّ وَلا يَفعَلُ

The Most Merciful has made clear His loathing for one

The Most Merciful has made clear the hatred of one

who commands what is right but does not do it.

Who enjoins right but does not do it

مَن كانَ لا يُشبِهُ أَفعالُهُ

مَن كانَ لا يُشبِهُ أَفعالُهُ

أَقوالَهُ فَصَمتُهُ أَجمَلُ

أَقوالَهُ فَصَمتُهُ أَجمَلُ

Whoever's deeds do not match

Whose actions do not resemble his words—

his words—his silence is more becoming.

His silence is more beautiful

مَن عَذَلَ الناسَ فَنَفسي بِما

مَن عَذَلَ الناسَ فَنَفسي بِما

قَد قارَفَت مِن ذَنبِها أَعذَلُ

قَد قارَفَت مِن ذَنبِها أَعذَلُ

If anyone reproaches others, my own soul, for what

I blame my own soul for the sins

sins it has committed, deserves greater reproach.

It has committed

إِنَّ الَّذي يَنهى وَيَأتي الَّذي

إِنَّ الَّذي يَنهى وَيَأتي الَّذي

عَنهُ نَهى في الحَقِّ لايَعدِلُ

عَنهُ نَهى في الحَقِّ لايَعدِلُ

Indeed, one who forbids, yet does what

Indeed, the one who forbids yet does

he forbade, does not act justly, in truth.

What he forbade is not just

وَالراكِبُ الذَنبِ عَلى جَهلِهِ

وَالراكِبُ الذَنبِ عَلى جَهلِهِ

أَعذَرُ مِمَّن كانَ لايَجهَلُ

أَعذَرُ مِمَّن كانَ لايَجهَلُ

And one who rides into sin in his ignorance

The ignorant sinner

is more excusable than one who is not ignorant.

Is more excusable than one who knows

لا تَخلُطَن ما يَقبَلُ اللَهُ مِن

لا تَخلُطَن ما يَقبَلُ اللَهُ مِن

فِعلٍ بِقَولٍ مِنكَ لا يَقبَلُ

فِعلٍ بِقَولٍ مِنكَ لا يَقبَلُ

Never mix what God accepts of

Do not confuse what Allah accepts

deeds with speech from you that He does not accept.

Of deeds with words He won't accept from you