لاnot أُشرِكُI share with الجَديَthe kid (young goat) فيin دَرٍّmilk يَعيشُit lives بِهِon it
لا أُشرِكُ الجَديَ في دَرٍّ يَعيشُ بِهِ
وَلاnor أَروعُI frighten بَناتِthe daughters of الوَحشِwild beasts وَالضانِand sheep
وَلا أَروعُ بَناتِ الوَحشِ وَالضانِ
I do not share with the kid the milk on which it lives,
Nor do I frighten the daughters of wild beasts and sheep.
وَلاnor أَقولُI say لِجارٍof a neighbor لَمdid not يَجِئhe commits خَطَأًa wrong
وَلا أَقولُ لِجارٍ لَم يَجِئ خَطَأً
إِنif كانَhe had يَوماًonce بِحُسنِwith goodness of الفِعلِaction أَرضانيhe pleased me
إِن كانَ يَوماً بِحُسنِ الفِعلِ أَرضاني
Nor do I say of a neighbor, "He has done no wrong,"
Merely because he once pleased me with good deeds.
لَوif يَنطِقُspeaks السَيفُthe sword نادىit would cry out لَيسَthere is no ليfor me عَمَلٌaction
لَو يَنطِقُ السَيفُ نادى لَيسَ لي عَمَلٌ
إِذاwhen قَضىHe decrees مالِكُthe Master of الأَفلاكِthe celestial spheres أَنضانيHe unsheathes me
إِذا قَضى مالِكُ الأَفلاكِ أَنضاني
If the sword could speak, it would cry: "No action is mine;
When the Master of the spheres decrees, He unsheathes me.
مَتىwhenever أَرادَHe wills فَصَفحايَthen my two faces اللَذانِthe two which هُماthey both are
مَتى أَرادَ فَصَفحايَ اللَذانِ هُما
بَحرُa sea of الرَدىdoom مِنamong حِياضِthe pools of المَوتِdeath حَوضانيtwo pools
بَحرُ الرَدى مِن حِياضِ المَوتِ حَوضاني
Whenever He wills, my two faces, which are
A sea of doom, are two pools among the pools of death.
وَإِنand if كَهِمتُI grow blunt فَأَمرُthen the command of اللَهِGod أَكهَمَنيhas blunted me
وَإِن كَهِمتُ فَأَمرُ اللَهِ أَكهَمَني
وَإِنand if مَضَيتُI cut keenly فَأَمرُthen the command of اللَهِGod أَمضانيhas sharpened me
وَإِن مَضَيتُ فَأَمرُ اللَهِ أَمضاني
And if I grow blunt, God's command has blunted me;
And if I cut keenly, God's command has sharpened me."