ومُنافق يُبدي انفِعالَ مُنافقٍ

ومُنافق يُبدي انفِعالَ مُنافقٍ

مُتَبسّماً وضَمِيرُهُ مُتَجَهِّمُ

مُتَبسّماً وضَمِيرُهُ مُتَجَهِّمُ

And a hypocrite displays a hypocrite’s feelings,

A hypocrite shows hypocritical emotion

Smiling, while his inner self scowls.

Smiling while his conscience is frowning

حاجاك مُكتَتِماً بما في نَفسِه

حاجاك مُكتَتِماً بما في نَفسِه

ولَطيفُ ذِهنكَ مُخرِجٌ ما يكتُم

ولَطيفُ ذِهنكَ مُخرِجٌ ما يكتُم

He posed you a riddle, concealing what lay within him,

He disputes you, hiding what is in his soul

And your subtle mind reveals what he conceals.

And your keen mind brings out what he hides

وتُرِيدُ عَدلاً من سَجِيّةِ جائرٍ

وتُرِيدُ عَدلاً من سَجِيّةِ جائرٍ

ومَتى أفادَ الشّهدَ يوماً أَرقُم

ومَتى أفادَ الشّهدَ يوماً أَرقُم

And you seek justice from an unjust man’s nature—

And you want justice from the nature of an oppressor

And when has a speckled serpent ever yielded honey?

And when did venom ever benefit one day a numb?