لِلشامِتينَfor those who gloat رَزاياcalamities فيin شِماتِهِمُtheir gloating
لِلشامِتينَ رَزايا في شِماتِهِمُ
فَكُنso be مُصاباًafflicted وَلاand do not تُحسَبbe counted مِنَamong الشُمُتِthose who gloat
فَكُن مُصاباً وَلا تُحسَب مِنَ الشُمُتِ
For those who gloat, calamities lie in their gloating;
so be afflicted, and do not be counted among those who gloat.
يَبدوappears سُرورُjoy أُناسٍpeople أَظهَرواthey displayed حَزَناًsorrow
يَبدو سُرورُ أُناسٍ أَظهَروا حَزَناً
وَإِنand even if تَسَتَّرَit hides itself خَلفَbehind الأَلسُنِthe tongues الصُمُتِsilent
وَإِن تَسَتَّرَ خَلفَ الأَلسُنِ الصُمُتِ
The joy of people who displayed sorrow shows through,
even if it hides behind silent tongues.
أَميرُa prince قَومٍof a people أَصابَتهُovertook him مَنِيَّتُهُhis death
أَميرُ قَومٍ أَصابَتهُ مَنِيَّتُهُ
فَضَلَّso went astray مَنwhoever قالَsaid إِنَّthat المَرءَthe man لَمdid not يَمُتِdie
فَضَلَّ مَن قالَ إِنَّ المَرءَ لَم يَمُتِ
A people's prince—his death has overtaken him;
so whoever said that the man had not died went astray.