لا تَحمدَنَّ امرءً حَتّى تُجَرِّبَهُ

لا تَحمدَنَّ امرءً حَتّى تُجَرِّبَهُ

وَلا تَذُمَنَّهُ مِن غَيرِ تَجريبِ

وَلا تَذُمَنَّهُ مِن غَيرِ تَجريبِ

Never praise a man until you have tested him,

Do not praise anyone until you test him

and never censure him without testing him.

Nor blame him without testing

فَحَمدُكَ المَرءَ ما لَم تَبلُهُ سَرَفٌ

فَحَمدُكَ المَرءَ ما لَم تَبلُهُ سَرَفٌ

وَذَمُّكَ المَرءَ بَعدَ الحَمدِ تَكذيبُ

وَذَمُّكَ المَرءَ بَعدَ الحَمدِ تَكذيبُ

For praising a man before testing him is excessive,

Your praise of a man whom excess has not reached

and censuring him after praise is self-contradiction.

And your blame of a man after praise is a lie