أَقبِلaccept مَعاذيرَexcuses مَنwhoever يَأتيكَcomes to you مُعتَذِراًapologizing
أَقبِل مَعاذيرَ مَن يَأتيكَ مُعتَذِراً
فَحَسبُهُfor it suffices him أَنَّهُthat he وافاكَcame to you مُزدَجِراchastened
فَحَسبُهُ أَنَّهُ وافاكَ مُزدَجِرا
Accept the excuses of whoever comes to you apologizing.
For it is enough that he has come to you chastened.
وَلاand not عَلَيكَof concern to you إِذاif ماan emphatic particle كُنتَyou are ذاpossessed of كَرَمٍgenerosity
وَلا عَلَيكَ إِذا ما كُنتَ ذا كَرَمٍ
إِنwhether بَرَّhe spoke truthfully عِندَكَbefore you فيماin what قالَhe said أَوor فَجراhe lied
إِن بَرَّ عِندَكَ فيما قالَ أَو فَجرا
And, if you are generous, it should not concern you
Whether he spoke truthfully before you or lied.
فَقَدfor indeed أَطاعَكَhe has obeyed you مَنwhoever يُرضيكَpleases you ظاهِرُهُhis outward manner
فَقَد أَطاعَكَ مَن يُرضيكَ ظاهِرُهُ
وَإِنand even if عَلِمتَyou know بِأَنَّthat قَدindeed أَبطَنَhe concealed within الكَدَراill will
وَإِن عَلِمتَ بِأَنَّ قَد أَبطَنَ الكَدَرا
For whoever pleases you outwardly has indeed obeyed you,
Even if you know that he harbors ill will within.
وَكَيفَand however كانَit was فَلَمso he did not يَجهَرact openly بِمَعصِيَةٍin disobedience
وَكَيفَ كانَ فَلَم يَجهَر بِمَعصِيَةٍ
وَقَدand indeed أَجَلَكَhe has shown you respect مَنwhoever يَعصيكَdisobeys you مُستَتِراin secret
وَقَد أَجَلَكَ مَن يَعصيكَ مُستَتِرا
And whatever the case, he has not openly shown disobedience;
And whoever disobeys you in secret has indeed shown you respect.