رأيتُI have seen فيin الناسِpeople كلَّevery شيءٍthing
رأيتُ في الناسِ كلَّ شيءٍ
تحارُare bewildered فيat كنهِهِits true nature العقولُminds
تحارُ في كنهِهِ العقولُ
I have seen in people every kind of thing,
I've seen in people everything,
whose true nature bewilders minds.
Minds are perplexed by their essence.
ويصطفيand chooses المرءُa person ألفَa thousand خلٍّclose friend
ويصطفي المرءُ ألفَ خلٍّ
ولاand not يفيkeeps faith منهمُamong them خليلُclose friend
ولا يفي منهمُ خليلُ
And a person chooses a thousand friends,
One chooses a thousand friends,
yet no friend among them keeps faith.
Yet not one of them is a true friend.
فلاso do not تحاولْseek لهمْfor them رضاءًapproval
فلا تحاولْ لهمْ رضاءً
إنindeed رضاءapproval الناسِpeople مستحيلُimpossible
إن رضاء الناسِ مستحيلُ
So do not seek their approval:
So do not try to please them,
indeed, people's approval is impossible.
For pleasing people is impossible.