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A brother of mine, of hidden nature, you have made

أخ لي مستور الطباع جعلته

1. A brother of mine, of hidden nature, you have made
Him, in place of contentment, until intimacy was established with him

١. أَخٌ لِيَ مَستورُ الطِباعِ جَعَلتَهُ
مَكانَ الرِضى حَتّى اِستَقَلَّ بِهِ الوُدُّ

2. And beneath contentment, if you were to know him
There are secrets that neither jest nor earnestness would accept

٢. وَتَحتَ الرِضى لَو أَن تَكونَ خَبَرتَهُ
وَدائِعُ لا يَرضى بِها الهَزلُ وَالجَدُّ

3. By my life, the dealing of a man does not contain
Blame for something, whether its beginning was praise

٣. لَعَمرِيَ لَيسَت صَفَقَةُ المَرءِ تَنطَوي
عَلى ذَمِّ شَيءٍ كانَ أَوَّلَهُ حَمدُ

4. So give complete contentment to whoever you know
And desist from blaming him, if there is no alternative

٤. فَأَعطِ الرِضى كُلَّ الرِضى مَن خَبَرتَهُ
وَقِف بِالرِضى عَنهُ إِذا لَم يَكُن بُدُّ