لاdo not تَبِعِsell المَعروفَgoodness بِالمُنكَرِfor evil
لا تَبِعِ المَعروفَ بِالمُنكَرِ
إِنif شِئتَyou wish أَنto تَربَحَprofit فيin المَتجَرِthe marketplace
إِن شِئتَ أَن تَربَحَ في المَتجَرِ
Do not sell goodness for evil,
Do not repay good with evil
If you wish to profit in the marketplace.
If you wish to profit in trade
وَإِنand if رَأَيتَyou see الإِثمَsin فيat مَوسِمٍa fair
وَإِن رَأَيتَ الإِثمَ في مَوسِمٍ
فَلاthen do not تُزايِدoutbid فيهِfor it مَنwhoever يَشتَريbuys
فَلا تُزايِد فيهِ مَن يَشتَري
And if you see sin at a fair,
And if you see sin in the market
Then do not outbid whoever buys it.
Do not outbid the buyer
وَعامِلِand deal with اللَهَGod فَكَمfor how many مِنof فَتىًa young man
وَعامِلِ اللَهَ فَكَم مِن فَتىً
قَدhas عامَلَdealt with اللَهَGod فَلَمso did not يَخسَرِlose
قَد عامَلَ اللَهَ فَلَم يَخسَرِ
And deal with God, for many a young man
And serve God, for many a man
Has dealt with God and suffered no loss.
Has served God and not lost