وَجَدواthey found السَبيلَthe way إِلىto التَقاطُعِestrangement بَينَناbetween us
وَجَدوا السَبيلَ إِلى التَقاطُعِ بَينَنا
وَالسَمعُand hearing يَملِكُهُpossesses it الكَذوبُthe habitual liar الحاذِقُthe skilled one
وَالسَمعُ يَملِكُهُ الكَذوبُ الحاذِقُ
They found a way to drive us apart,
They found a way to divide us
And the skilled liar holds the ear in his power.
And lies possess the ear
لاdo not تَجعَليmake الواشينَthe slanderers رُسلَكِyour messengers فيin الهَوىlove
لا تَجعَلي الواشينَ رُسلَكِ في الهَوى
فَلَأَصدَقُfor surely the most truthful الرُسُلِof messengers الجَمادُthe inanimate thing الناطِقُthat speaks
فَلَأَصدَقُ الرُسُلِ الجَمادُ الناطِقُ
Do not make slanderers your messengers in love,
Do not make gossips your messengers in love
For surely the truest of messengers is the inanimate thing that speaks.
For the most truthful messengers are the speaking inanimate