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Others are changed by ill treatment,

غيري يغيره الجفا

1. Others are changed by ill treatment,
And he turns away from the dead as from the living.

١. غيري يُغيِّرُه الجفا
ويصدُّ عنْ ميْتٍ بحيْ

2. I do not approve the affection of a man
Who, when I show wisdom, shows more folly.

٢. لا أرتضي ودَّ امرئٍ
إنْ زدتُ رشداً زادَ غيْ

3. Truly the rich man is he
Who is rich in his Lord, not in money.

٣. إن الغنيَّ هو الغنيّ
بربِّهِ والمالُ فَيْ

4. Not everything suffices,
And when you are content, it is still not enough.

٤. ما كلُّ شيءٍ كافياً
وإذا قنعْتَ فبعضُ شيْ

5. Deliverance is difficult, so I have not achieved
What my father Abu Ali attained.

٥. عزَّ الخلاصُ فلمْ أقلْ
هذا جناهُ أبي عليْ