إذاwhen خالفcontradicts القولُspeech الفِعالَdeeds فإنهthen indeed it is
إذا خالف القولُ الفِعالَ فإنه
لعمريby my life هباءٌdust لاnot يُفيدُbenefits ولاand not يجديavails
لعمري هباءٌ لا يُفيدُ ولا يجدي
When speech contradicts deeds, it is
If words contradict actions, then they
By my life, mere dust that neither benefits nor avails.
Are, by my life, naught - useless, futile.
فلاso no مرحباًwelcome بالخلto the friend يُبديshows ليَto me الهوىlove
فلا مرحباً بالخل يُبدي ليَ الهوى
وأفعالهُand his deeds تُوميpoint إلىto غيرِother than ماwhat يُبديhe shows
وأفعالهُ تُومي إلى غيرِ ما يُبدي
So no welcome to the friend who shows me love,
So no welcome to him whose love is proclaimed
While his deeds point to something other than what he shows.
Yet his deeds belie all his words have conveyed.