1. إذا أنتَ لم تُحسِنْ إلى غَيرِ شاكرٍ

    يَرى شُكرَ ما تُولِيهِ فَرْضا مُؤبَّدا

    If you show kindness only to a grateful person

    who regards thanks for what you bestow on him as an everlasting duty,

  2. نُفِيتَ عن الإحسانِ وَهْوَ فَضيلَةٌ

    يحوزُ بِهْا الإنسانُ مَجداً وسُؤْدُدا

    you are barred from benevolence, though it is a virtue

    through which a person gains glory and eminence.

  3. وذاكَ لأنَّ النَّاسَ إلاّ أقلَّهُمْ

    إذا شكَروكَاليَومَ لم يَشكُرُوا غَدا

    And that is because people, save a few of them,

    if they thank you today, will not thank you tomorrow.