إياكbeware والظنّand suspicion القبيحfoul فانهfor it is
إياك والظنّ القبيح فانه
إثمa sin كماas قالsaid الإلهGod تعالىexalted is He
إثم كما قال الإله تعالى
Beware of foul suspicion, for it
Beware of vile suspicion, for it is
Is a sin, as God Most High has said.
A sin, as God Almighty has said.
وعليكand you must adhere بالتسليمto submission أسلمsafest حالةstate
وعليك بالتسليم أسلم حالة
لاdo not تبتغيseek دونshort of السلامةsafety حالاa state
لا تبتغي دون السلامة حالا
And hold to submission, the safest state;
You must submit in complete resignation;
Seek no state short of safety.
Seek no state other than safety.
واعلمand know ولايةspiritual friendship ربناour Lord فيamong خلقهHis creatures
واعلم ولاية ربنا في خلقه
محجوبةveiled ماno للظنونfor conjectures مجالاany scope
محجوبة ما للظنون مجالا
And know that our Lord’s friendship among His creatures
Know that our Lord's governance over His creation
Is veiled; there is no scope for conjecture.
Is veiled; conjecture has no place.
والأمرand enjoining بالمعروفof what is right مأمورcommanded بهto do it
والأمر بالمعروف مأمور به
غيرother than التجسسspying ياO فتىyoung man وخيالاand imagining
غير التجسس يا فتى وخيالا
And enjoining what is right is commanded,
Enjoining right is commanded,
Not spying, young man, or fanciful imaginings.
Not spying, O youth, and imagining.
لاdo not تستمعlisten نقلاًa report أتىcame منfrom فاسقa wrongdoer
لا تستمع نقلاً أتى من فاسق
لاdo not تستمعlisten منfrom ذيone given to الفسوقwrongdoing مقالاa statement
لا تستمع من ذي الفسوق مقالا
Do not listen to a report that comes from a wrongdoer;
Do not listen to the words of the immoral
Do not listen to words from one given to wrongdoing.
Related to you; hear no speech from the corrupt.
هذابهthis, concerning it نصّdeclared القرانthe Qur’an مصرّحاexplicitly
هذابه نصّ القران مصرّحا
خذtake ماwhat تريدyou wish هدايةguidance وضلالاand misguidance
خذ ما تريد هداية وضلالا
The Qur’an has explicitly declared this.
The Qur'an has clearly advised this;
Take what you wish—guidance or misguidance.
Take from it guidance or misguidance.