وَخَصلَةٍand a trait يُكثِرُdoes much of الشَيطانُSatan إِنif ذُكِرَتit is mentioned
وَخَصلَةٍ يُكثِرُ الشَيطانُ إِن ذُكِرَت
مِنهاat it التَعَجُّبَastonishment جاءَتit came مِنfrom سُلَيماناSolomon
مِنها التَعَجُّبَ جاءَت مِن سُلَيمانا
And a trait—if mentioned, Satan expresses great
A trait the devil oft exploits when named -
astonishment at it—came from Solomon:
Amazement, though from Solomon it came.
لاdo not تَعجَبَنَّmarvel (emphatically) لِخَيرٍat a good deed زَلَّslipped عَنfrom يَدِهِhis hand
لا تَعجَبَنَّ لِخَيرٍ زَلَّ عَن يَدِهِ
فَالكَوكَبُfor the star النَحسُill-omened يَسقيwaters الأَرضَthe earth أَحياناsometimes
فَالكَوكَبُ النَحسُ يَسقي الأَرضَ أَحيانا
Never marvel at a good deed that slipped from his hand,
Marvel ye not if good slips from one's hand,
For the ill-omened star sometimes waters the earth.
For stars malign do water earth, as planned.