دَعونيLeave me وأمريand my affairs واختِياريand my choice فإنَّنيfor indeed I
دَعوني وأمري واختِياري فإنَّني
عَليمٌwell aware بماof what أَفْريI carry out وأخلُقُand I devise منof أَمْريmy affairs
عَليمٌ بما أَفْري وأخلُقُ من أَمْري
Leave me to my affairs and my choice, for I
Leave me be with my affair and my choice, for I
know well what I carry out and devise in my affairs.
Know what I offer and create of my matter
إذاif ماan emphatic particle مضىpasses يَومٌa day ولمand did not أَصْطَنِعْI confer يَداَa favor
إذا ما مضى يَومٌ ولم أَصْطَنِعْ يَداَ
ولمand did not أقتبِسْI acquire عِلماًknowledge فماthen not هُوَit مِنpart of عُمْريmy life
ولم أقتبِسْ عِلماً فما هُوَ مِن عُمْري
If a day passes and I have done no kindness,
If a day passes and my hand does not make
and gained no knowledge, it is no part of my life.
And I do not glean knowledge, then it is not of my life