يُسيءُdoes wrong اِمرُؤٌa man مِنّاamong us فَيُبغَضُand so is hated دائِماًalways
يُسيءُ اِمرُؤٌ مِنّا فَيُبغَضُ دائِماً
وَدُنياكَand your world ماnot زالَتhas ceased تُسيءُdoes wrong وَتومَقُand is cherished
وَدُنياكَ ما زالَت تُسيءُ وَتومَقُ
A man among us does wrong and is forever hated;
One of us acts badly, so he is constantly hated
Yet your world never ceases to do wrong, and is cherished.
And your world continues to act badly and is despised
أَسَرَّconcealed هَواهاlove for her الشَيخُthe old man وَالكَهلُand the middle-aged man وَالفَتىand the youth
أَسَرَّ هَواها الشَيخُ وَالكَهلُ وَالفَتى
بِجَهلٍin ignorance فَمِنso by كُلِّall النَواظِرِthe eyes تُرمَقُshe is gazed upon
بِجَهلٍ فَمِن كُلِّ النَواظِرِ تُرمَقُ
The old man, the middle-aged man, and the youth have concealed their love for her,
Her love captivated the old man, the grown man and the youth
In ignorance; thus all eyes gaze upon her.
With ignorance, so she is glared at by all eyes
وَماand not هِيَshe أَهلٌworthy أَنthat يُؤَهَّلَbe deemed worthy مِثلُهاher like
وَما هِيَ أَهلٌ أَن يُؤَهَّلَ مِثلُها
لِوُدٍّof love وَلَكِنand yet اِبنَthe son of آدَمَAdam أَحمَقُis foolish
لِوُدٍّ وَلَكِن اِبنَ آدَمَ أَحمَقُ
Nor does she deserve that her like be deemed worthy
And she is not worthy for someone like her to be loved
Of love; but the son of Adam is a fool.
But the son of Adam is a fool