1. When a friend is unkind and you do not see him,
Let his sweet words appease you,
١. إذا جفا صاحب ولم نره
يرضيك فعلا بطيب لافظه
2. Read to him, maybe his Lord will guide him,
It is enough what Allah has clarified in His preachings,
٢. فأقرأ عسى ربّه وحسبك ما
بيّنه الله من مواعظه
3. Many things, I wish, were trust in you,
That did not stop the evil of their keepers.
٣. فرُبّ شيء أو ليتهُ ثقةً
عندك لم تكفَ شرّ حافظه