لا رَعى اللّهُ مَن إلى

لا رَعى اللّهُ مَن إلى

قول واشٍ لنا صغى

قول واشٍ لنا صغى

May God not protect whoever

The Lord shall not tend to him who lends an ear

heeded a slanderer's words about us.

To the words of every slanderous backbiter.

كلَّ يومٍ يطغى ويظ

كلَّ يومٍ يطغى ويظ

لِمُ من لم يكن طغى

لِمُ من لم يكن طغى

Each day he transgresses and wrongs

Each day he is transgressive and harsh

someone who had not transgressed.

Toward him who has never been so.

وإذا أقلَقَ الجوا

وإذا أقلَقَ الجوا

نِحَ شُغلٌ تفرّغا

نِحَ شُغلٌ تفرّغا

And whenever his breast is troubled

And when grief disturbs my soul

by some concern, he frees himself.

I find rest in being preoccupied.

قد أطعتُمْ وما أطعْ

قد أطعتُمْ وما أطعْ

تُ نَموماً مبلّغا

تُ نَموماً مبلّغا

You have obeyed, but I have not obeyed

I have obeyed you, but not

a gossip who carries tales.

Obeyed the talebearer as informer.

أنا منكمْ من بعد سِلْ

أنا منكمْ من بعد سِلْ

مٍ عهدناهُ في وغى

مٍ عهدناهُ في وغى

With you, after the peace

I am one of you - one with whom after

we once knew, I am at war.

Much time you made a pact in difficulty.

حاشا للّه أنْ أُكا

حاشا للّه أنْ أُكا

فِئَ بالبغي مَن بغى

فِئَ بالبغي مَن بغى

God forbid that I repay

God forbid that I should retaliate

with wrongdoing one who did wrong.

With tyranny against the tyrant.

لنْ تراني وإنْ لُدِغ

لنْ تراني وإنْ لُدِغ

تُ بسوءٍ مُلَدِّغا

تُ بسوءٍ مُلَدِّغا

You will never see me, even if stung

You will not see me, though you be stung

by evil, inflicting stings.

By evil, retaliate likewise.

وعتابي بالصّفح عم

وعتابي بالصّفح عم

مَن جنى كان أبلغا

مَن جنى كان أبلغا

And my reproach, through pardoning

And my reproach is most eloquent

whoever did wrong, was more eloquent.

In forgiving him who has committed wrong.