أَأَحبابَنا حاشاكُمُ مِن عِيادَةٍ

أَأَحبابَنا حاشاكُمُ مِن عِيادَةٍ

فَذَلِكَ أَمرٌ في القُلوبِ مَضيضُ

فَذَلِكَ أَمرٌ في القُلوبِ مَضيضُ

O our loved ones, may you be spared the need for a sickbed visit;

My loved ones, far be it from you to visit

for that is a matter painful to hearts.

That would be a matter discomforting in hearts

وَماعاقَني عَنكُم سِوى السَبتِ عائِقٌ

وَماعاقَني عَنكُم سِوى السَبتِ عائِقٌ

فَفي السَبتِ قالوا ما يُعادُ مَريضُ

فَفي السَبتِ قالوا ما يُعادُ مَريضُ

And no hindrance kept me from you except Saturday;

Nothing prevented me from you except Saturday an obstacle

for, they said, on Saturday no sick person is visited.

For they said on Saturday no sick person should be visited

وَلا تُنكِروا مِنّي أُموراً تَغَيَّرَت

وَلا تُنكِروا مِنّي أُموراً تَغَيَّرَت

فَقَد خُضتُ فيما الناسُ فيهِ تَخوضُ

فَقَد خُضتُ فيما الناسُ فيهِ تَخوضُ

And do not disapprove of things about me that have changed;

Do not blame me for matters that have changed

for I have waded into what people wade into.

I have delved into what people delve into

وَعاشَرتُ أَقواماً تَعَوَّضتُ عَنهُمُ

وَعاشَرتُ أَقواماً تَعَوَّضتُ عَنهُمُ

أُوَطِّئُ أَخلاقي لَهُم وَأَروضُ

أُوَطِّئُ أَخلاقي لَهُم وَأَروضُ

And I have kept company with people for whom I found replacements;

And associated with people I got used to in their place

I soften my character for them and tame it.

I tame my morals for them and train

وَلِلناسِ عاداتٌ وَقَد أَلِفوا بِها

وَلِلناسِ عاداتٌ وَقَد أَلِفوا بِها

لَها سُنَنٌ يَرعَونَها وَفُروضُ

لَها سُنَنٌ يَرعَونَها وَفُروضُ

And people have customs, and have grown accustomed to them;

People have customs which they are accustomed to

these have rules people observe, and obligations.

They have norms they observe and duties

فَمَن لَم يُعاشِرهِم عَلى العُرفِ بَينَهُم

فَمَن لَم يُعاشِرهِم عَلى العُرفِ بَينَهُم

فَذاكَ ثَقيلٌ بَينَهُم وَبَغيضُ

فَذاكَ ثَقيلٌ بَينَهُم وَبَغيضُ

So whoever does not associate with them according to the custom among them,

Whoever does not socialize with them by the custom between them

then that person is tiresome among them, and detested.

He is burdensome among them and odious