رأيتُ النّاسَ مَنْ يُحسِنْ إليهمْ

ويَأْمَنْ مكرَهُمْ فهوَ السَّعيد

I saw people, those who do good to them

And are safe from their plots, they are the fortunate ones

وذاكَ لأَنّ شرَّهُمُ قريبٌ

وخيرَهُمُ إذا اختُبروا بَعيدُ

That is because their evil is near at hand

While their good, when tested, is far away

إذا بدُءوا بظُلمٍ تَمَّموهُ

ولم يرضَوا به حتى يُعِيدوا

When they start with injustice, they complete it

And they are not pleased with it until they repeat it

وإمّا أَوْمَضوا يوماً بوَغدٍ

فوعدُهُمُ إذا امتُحِنوا وَعِيدُ

Either they spend a day with friendship

Then their promise, when tested, is a threat