أيها الصِّبيان مَهلاً

أيها الصِّبيان مَهلاً

لَستمُ للرَّي أهلا

لَستمُ للرَّي أهلا

O boys, wait a moment!

O boys, slow down.

You are not fit to judge.

You are not fit to judge.

إنَّ ذا أمرٌ بعيدٌ

إنَّ ذا أمرٌ بعيدٌ

عنكمُ قولاً وفِعلا

عنكمُ قولاً وفِعلا

This is indeed a matter far

Indeed, this matter is far

beyond you, in word and deed.

Beyond you, in word and deed.

لا تُحدِّث عن فريقٍ

لا تُحدِّث عن فريقٍ

بَعدَ أن ضلَّ وأضَلا

بَعدَ أن ضلَّ وأضَلا

Do not speak of a faction

Do not speak of a group

after it strayed and led others astray.

After it has gone astray and led others astray.

إنما الطَّيشُ مُصَابٌ

إنما الطَّيشُ مُصَابٌ

وهوَ فيهم قد تجلَّى

وهوَ فيهم قد تجلَّى

Rashness is nothing but an affliction,

Rashness is but an affliction,

and in them it has plainly shown itself.

And it has indeed become manifest among them.