1. If you hate one who did wrong because
He is among those who did wrong, even if you are safe from him,
١. إن كنتَ تَمقتُ من أساءَ لأنَّه
مِمّنْ أساءَ وإن سَلمتَ عليهِ
2. Then you have wronged a third person, a friend
Who still tries hard, though harmed by the other.
٢. فلقد ظلمتَ بمَقْتِ ثالثِ صاحب
ما زال مجتهداً يُسيءُ إليهِ
3. How can a hater stop a wrongdoer
When he is evil-handed, with evil inside him?
٣. أنَّى ينهنهُ ناقمٌ عن ظالمٍ
ولهُ الأيادي السيئات لديه