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I thought well of him, but he fell short of my expectation.

ظننت به ظنا فقصر دونه

1. I thought well of him, but he fell short of my expectation.
So my Lord, he upon whom good is expected, may disappoint.

١. ظَنَنتُ بِهِ ظَنّاً فَقَصَّرَ دونَهُ
فَيارُبَّ مَظنونٍ بِهِ الظَنُّ يُخلِفُ

2. If a person does not make you fond of him, do not hate him,
Just leave him be, and do not be overly friendly to him.

٢. إِذا المَرءُ لَم يُحبِبكَ أَلا تَكَرُّهاً
فَذَرهُ وَلا تُكثِر عَليهِ التَعطُّفُ

3. For people are not as you once knew them,
Nor is the abode as the one you recognize.

٣. فَما الناسُ بِالناسِ الَّذينَ عَرَفتَهُم
وَلا الدَارُ بِالدَارِ الَّتي أَنتَ تَعرِفُ