وماand not بالذيin the one who قدindeed دانbelieved باللَهin God منany (emphatic) عمىblindness
وما بالذي قد دان باللَه من عمى
ولكنماbut rather حبlove السلامةsafety يعميهblinds him
ولكنما حب السلامة يعميه
And there is no blindness in one who has believed in God;
What ails the one enslaved by God, to be so blind?
Rather, the love of safety blinds him.
Nay, but the love of safety blinds his mind.
ولاand does not يتحرىseek out المرءthe man ديناًa religion لنفسهfor himself
ولا يتحرى المرء ديناً لنفسه
ولكنهbut he يأبىrejects معارضةopposition فيهconcerning it
ولكنه يأبى معارضة فيه
And a man does not seek out a religion for himself,
A man picks not the faith himself believes,
Yet he rejects opposition to it.
But shuns whate'er that faith reprieves.