إِنif تابَrepents إِبليسُIblis يَوماًone day تابَwill repent عابِدُكُمyour devout man
إِن تابَ إِبليسُ يَوماً تابَ عابِدُكُم
مِنَfrom الضَلالِerror وَلَنand will never تُلقواyou meet فَتىًa young man فُتِناdiscerning
مِنَ الضَلالِ وَلَن تُلقوا فَتىً فُتِنا
If Iblis repents one day, your devout man will repent
Of error; and you will never meet a discerning young man.
وَعَمَّناand engulfed us الغَيُّerror حَتّىuntil خِلتَناyou thought us دَمِثاًsoft ground
وَعَمَّنا الغَيُّ حَتّى خِلتَنا دَمِثاً
مُقابِلاًfacing مِنof سَفاهٍfolly عارِضاًa raincloud هَتِناpouring rain
مُقابِلاً مِن سَفاهٍ عارِضاً هَتِنا
And error has engulfed us, till you thought us soft ground,
Facing a raincloud of folly pouring down.
غَنِيُّناour wealthy man مِنin عَفافِpurity النَفسِthe soul أَفقَرُناthe poorest of us
غَنِيُّنا مِن عَفافِ النَفسِ أَفقَرُنا
وَقيلُناand our ruler عَلَجُa sturdy ass وَحشٍof the wild يَألَفُis fond of الأَتُناthe she-asses
وَقيلُنا عَلَجُ وَحشٍ يَألَفُ الأَتُنا
Our wealthy man is our poorest in purity of soul,
And our ruler is a sturdy wild ass, fond of the she-asses.
Translation model: Sol 6.1