أَلا إِنَّ بَعض الظَنَّ إِثمٌ فَلا تَكُن

أَلا إِنَّ بَعض الظَنَّ إِثمٌ فَلا تَكُن

ظَنوناً لِما فيهِ عَلَيكَ أَثام

ظَنوناً لِما فيهِ عَلَيكَ أَثام

Behold, some suspicion is indeed a sin, so do not be

Beware! Some suspicion is a sin, so do not

prone to suspicion, for it brings guilt upon you.

Suspect anything that would bring blame upon you.

وَإِن ظَنونَ المَرءِ مِثل سَحائِب

وَإِن ظَنونَ المَرءِ مِثل سَحائِب

لَوامِع مِنها ماطِر وَجهام

لَوامِع مِنها ماطِر وَجهام

And a person's suspicions are like clouds,

And verily, a man's suspicions are like clouds -

Flashing with lightning: some bring rain, and others are rainless.

Among them is that which rains and that which thunders violently.