1. A friend turned away after being close
Though I had feared his fickle heart's misdeeds
١. وَخِلٍّ نَأى عَن صُحبَتي بَعدَ قُربِهِ
وَقَد كُنتُ أَخشى مِن تَقَلُّبِ قَلبِهِ
2. He denied knowing me, as if I never was
A comrade, saddening his stern, cold gaze
٢. وَأَنكَرَني حَتّى كَأَنِّيَ لَم أَكُن
بِمِروَدِ بَطني كاحِلاً عَينَ صُلبِهِ
3. Oh, never fully trust those who seem so kind
Who doesn't guard his hole, in him, don't confide
٣. أَلا لا تَكُن يَوماً بِمَن نِيكَ واثِقاً
فَمَن لَم يَذُد عَن ثَقبِهِ لا تَثِق بِهِ