سَأُلزِمُI shall compel نَفسيmyself الصَفحَpardon عَنfor كُلِّevery مُذنِبٍwrongdoer
سَأُلزِمُ نَفسي الصَفحَ عَن كُلِّ مُذنِبٍ
وَإِنand even if كَثُرَتare numerous مِنهُfrom him عَلَيَّagainst me الجَرائِمُthe offenses
وَإِن كَثُرَت مِنهُ عَلَيَّ الجَرائِمُ
I shall compel myself to pardon every wrongdoer,
Even if his offenses against me are many.
وَماand not الناسُpeople إِلّاexcept واحِدٌone مِنof ثَلاثَةٍthree
وَما الناسُ إِلّا واحِدٌ مِن ثَلاثَةٍ
شَريفٌone of higher rank وَمَشروفٌand one of lower rank وَمَثَلٌand an equal مُقاوِمُof matching standing
شَريفٌ وَمَشروفٌ وَمَثَلٌ مُقاوِمُ
And each person is but one of three kinds:
A superior, an inferior, and an equal peer.
فَأَمّاso as for الَّذيthe one who فَوقيis above me فَأَعرِفُthen I acknowledge فَضلَهُhis merit
فَأَمّا الَّذي فَوقي فَأَعرِفُ فَضلَهُ
وَأُتبِعُand I follow فيهِin his regard الحَقَّwhat is right وَالحَقُّand what is right لازِمُis binding
وَأُتبِعُ فيهِ الحَقَّ وَالحَقُّ لازِمُ
So as for the one above me, I acknowledge his merit,
And I follow what is right in dealing with him, for right is binding.
وَأَمّاand as for الَّذيthe one who مِثليis like me فَإِنthen if زَلَّslips أَوor هَفاerrs
وَأَمّا الَّذي مِثلي فَإِن زَلَّ أَو هَفا
تَفَضَّلتُI show magnanimity إِنَّindeed الفَضلَmagnanimity بِالعِزِّin favor of honor حاكِمُdecrees
تَفَضَّلتُ إِنَّ الفَضلَ بِالعِزِّ حاكِمُ
And as for my equal, if he slips or errs,
I show magnanimity, for magnanimity decrees honor.
وَأَمّاand as for الَّذيthe one who دونيis below me فَإِنthen if قالَspeaks صُنتُI shield عَنfrom
وَأَمّا الَّذي دوني فَإِن قالَ صُنتُ عَن
إِجابَتَهِanswering him عَرضيmy honor وَإِنand even if لامَreproaches لائِمُa faultfinder
إِجابَتَهِ عَرضي وَإِن لامَ لائِمُ
And as for the one below me, if he speaks, I shield
My honor from answering him, even if a faultfinder reproaches me.