إِذا قالَ فيكَ الناسُ ما لا تُحِبُّهُ

إِذا قالَ فيكَ الناسُ ما لا تُحِبُّهُ

فَصَبراً يَفِئ وُدَّ العَدوِّ إِلَيكا

فَصَبراً يَفِئ وُدَّ العَدوِّ إِلَيكا

If people say about you what you dislike,

When people say of you what you don't like

then be patient—it will restore your enemy’s goodwill toward you.

Be patient, the enemy's affection will return to you

وَقَد نَطَقوا مَيناً عَلى اللَهِ وَاِفتَروا

وَقَد نَطَقوا مَيناً عَلى اللَهِ وَاِفتَروا

فَما لَهُم لا يَفتَرونَ عَلَيكا

فَما لَهُم لا يَفتَرونَ عَلَيكا

They have indeed spoken lies against God and fabricated falsehoods;

And they have uttered falsehood against Allah and lied

so why should they not fabricate lies against you?

Why do they not stop lying about you

وَلَو صِرتُ سِلكاً ما حَماني تَضاؤُلي

وَلَو صِرتُ سِلكاً ما حَماني تَضاؤُلي

حِماماً تَوَخّى عامِراً وَسُلَيكا

حِماماً تَوَخّى عامِراً وَسُلَيكا

And even if I became a thread, my smallness would not shield me

And if I became a road, my smallness would not protect me

from death, which sought out Amir and Sulayk.

A dove that aimed for a populated and fertile area

فَفارِق إِلى اللَهِ الجَديدَينِ راضِياً

فَفارِق إِلى اللَهِ الجَديدَينِ راضِياً

وَلا تَعقِدِ الأَدناسَ في سَمَليكا

وَلا تَعقِدِ الأَدناسَ في سَمَليكا

So leave night and day behind, departing contentedly to God,

So leave the two fresh ones to God pleased

and do not bind defilements into your two worn garments.

And do not tie up filth in your burden

مَلِلتَ مَسيراً فَوقَ نِضوَيكَ فَاِلتَمِس

مَلِلتَ مَسيراً فَوقَ نِضوَيكَ فَاِلتَمِس

نُزولَكَ بِالصَحراءِ عَن جَمَلَيكا

نُزولَكَ بِالصَحراءِ عَن جَمَلَيكا

You have wearied of journeying upon your two exhausted mounts; so seek

You became bored marching above your camels so seek

to dismount in the desert from your two camels.

Your descent in the desert away from your two camels