وللعِبادِand for people مزاياvirtues جَمَّةٌnumerous جَمُلَتwere beautiful
وللعِبادِ مزايا جَمَّةٌ جَمُلَت
منهاamong them المحبَّةُlove حينَwhen الشوقُlonging يضطرمُblazes
منها المحبَّةُ حينَ الشوقُ يضطرمُ
And people have many beautiful virtues,
The faithful have abundant merits in full
Among them love when longing blazes.
Among them, affection when longing is kindled
ثُمَّthen اختبارُtesting أُناسٍpeople فيin مَوَدَّتهمtheir affection
ثُمَّ اختبارُ أُناسٍ في مَوَدَّتهم
ببسطِby offering عُذرan excuse إذاwhen ماemphatic particle زَلَّتِslipped القَدَمُthe foot
ببسطِ عُذر إذا ما زَلَّتِ القَدَمُ
Then comes testing people's affection,
Then the testing of people in their affection
By offering an excuse when the foot slips.
By extending an excuse when footsteps falter