لقاءُ أكثرِ مَنْ يلقاكَ أوزارُ

لقاءُ أكثرِ مَنْ يلقاكَ أوزارُ

فلا تُبالِ أصَدُّوا عنكَ أوْ زاروا

فلا تُبالِ أصَدُّوا عنكَ أوْ زاروا

Meeting most of those who meet you brings burdens of sin.

Meeting more of those who meet you are burdens,

So do not care whether they turn away from you or visit.

So do not care if they block you or burden you.

لُهمْ لديْكَ إذا جاؤوكَ أوطارُ

لُهمْ لديْكَ إذا جاؤوكَ أوطارُ

فإنْ قضَوْها تَنَحَّوْا عنكَ أو طاروا

فإنْ قضَوْها تَنَحَّوْا عنكَ أو طاروا

When they come to you, they have needs for you to meet.

They have wishes when they come to you as guests,

So if they fulfill them, they withdraw from you or fly away.

If they accomplish them, they will turn away from you or fly away.

أخلاقُهُم فتجَبَّنْهُنَّ أو عارُ

أخلاقُهُم فتجَبَّنْهُنَّ أو عارُ

وقربُهُم مأثَمٌ للقلبِ أو عارُ

وقربُهُم مأثَمٌ للقلبِ أو عارُ

Their traits—so shrink from them—or disgrace [the Arabic wording is unclear].

Their morals, so beware of them, are shameful,

And closeness to them is a sin for the heart, or a disgrace.

And their company is sinful for the heart or shameful,

أو ضارُ أفعالِهِم تُعدي مُعاشِرَهُم

أو ضارُ أفعالِهِم تُعدي مُعاشِرَهُم

فلا يَرَوْنكَ فقِدْماً مَن رأوْا ضارُوا

فلا يَرَوْنكَ فقِدْماً مَن رأوْا ضارُوا

Or what is harmful in their deeds infects whoever keeps their company.

Or their harmful actions exceed associating with them.

So let them not see you, for they have long harmed those they saw.

So do not miss those who, when they saw you, found harm.