وَلَسْتُand I am not بمُمْحِضٍgiving sincerely وُدّاًaffection لِشَخْصٍto anyone
وَلَسْتُ بمُمْحِضٍ وُدّاً لِشَخْصٍ
فَوُدُّfor the affection of النّاسِpeople كُلِّهِمْall of them غُرورُdeceit
فَوُدُّ النّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ غُرورُ
And I offer no one unalloyed affection,
For the affection of all people is deceit.
يُوَدِّدُhe shows affection رَغْبَةًout of desire حِيناًat times وحِيناًand at times
يُوَدِّدُ رَغْبَةً حِيناً وحِيناً
يُوَدِّدُhe shows affection رَهْبَةًout of fear والْكُلُّand all of it زُورُfalsehood
يُوَدِّدُ رَهْبَةً والْكُلُّ زُورُ
At times one shows affection out of desire, and at times
One shows affection out of fear; it is all falsehood.
سأُلْبِسُهُمْI shall clothe them عَلَىaccording to ماwhat أَشْتَهِيهِI desire it
سأُلْبِسُهُمْ عَلَى ما أَشْتَهِيهِ
بأخْلاقٍin manners كماjust as صَارواthey have changed تَصِيرthey change
بأخْلاقٍ كما صَاروا تَصِير
I shall clothe them as I please,
In manners that change as they change.
أَكيلُI measure out لَهُمْfor them بِمكْيالٍwith a measure تراهُyou see it
أَكيلُ لَهُمْ بِمكْيالٍ تراهُ
عَلَىin accordance with مِكْيالِهِمْtheir measure أَبَداًalways يَدُورُit turns
عَلَى مِكْيالِهِمْ أَبَداً يَدُورُ
I measure out to them with a measure you see
Forever turning in accord with their measure.