أُحِبُّ الصالِحينَ وَلَستُ مِنهُم

أُحِبُّ الصالِحينَ وَلَستُ مِنهُم

لَعَلّي أَن أَنالَ بِهِم شَفاعَه

لَعَلّي أَن أَنالَ بِهِم شَفاعَه

I love the righteous, though I am not one of them;

I love the righteous, though I am not among them.

perhaps through them I may attain intercession.

Perhaps through them I may gain intercession.

وَأَكرَهُ مَن تِجارَتُهُ المَعاصي

وَأَكرَهُ مَن تِجارَتُهُ المَعاصي

وَلَو كُنّا سَواءً في البِضاعَه

وَلَو كُنّا سَواءً في البِضاعَه

I detest the one whose trade is transgression,

And I dislike anyone whose trade is sin,

even if our wares are the same.

Even if we are alike in our wares.