عُيوبي إِن سَأَلتَ بِها كَثيرٌ

عُيوبي إِن سَأَلتَ بِها كَثيرٌ

وَأَيُّ الناسِ لَيسَ لَهُ عُيوبُ

وَأَيُّ الناسِ لَيسَ لَهُ عُيوبُ

My faults, if you ask about them, are many.

If you ask about my faults, many will tell of them,

And who among people has no faults?

For what person is there who has no faults?

وَلِلإِنسانِ ظاهِرُ ما يَراهُ

وَلِلإِنسانِ ظاهِرُ ما يَراهُ

وَلَيسَ عَلَيهِ ما تُخفي الغُيوبُ

وَلَيسَ عَلَيهِ ما تُخفي الغُيوبُ

And a person has the outward aspect of what he sees,

A person sees only the outer self;

And is not answerable for what the unseen conceals.

Hidden by the mysteries are the inner faults.

يَجُرّونَ الذُيولَ عَلى المَخازي

يَجُرّونَ الذُيولَ عَلى المَخازي

وَقَد مُلِئَت مِنَ الغِشِّ الجُيوبُ

وَقَد مُلِئَت مِنَ الغِشِّ الجُيوبُ

They drag their hems over shameful deeds,

They drag their trains upon the carpets,

And their bosoms have been filled with deceit.

While their pockets are filled with deceit.

وَكَيفَ يَصولُ في الأَيّامِ لَيثٌ

وَكَيفَ يَصولُ في الأَيّامِ لَيثٌ

إِذا وَهَتِ المَخالِبُ وَالنُيوبُ

إِذا وَهَتِ المَخالِبُ وَالنُيوبُ

And how can a lion charge as the days go by,

How can a lion rage in the days

When its claws and fangs have grown weak?

When his claws and fangs are blunted?