لا تَأمَنَنَّ أَخا العَداوَةِ إِنَّهُ

لا تَأمَنَنَّ أَخا العَداوَةِ إِنَّهُ

إِن أَمكَنَتهُ فُرصَةٌ لَم يُمهَلِ

إِن أَمكَنَتهُ فُرصَةٌ لَم يُمهَلِ

Never trust a bearer of enmity—for he,

Never trust a man of enmity, for

if chance gives him power, will grant no respite.

if an opportunity comes his way, no respite is granted.

لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ كَيفَ تَأمَنُ مُحنَقاً

لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ كَيفَ تَأمَنُ مُحنَقاً

تَغلي عَداوَةُ صَدرِهِ في مِرجَلِ

تَغلي عَداوَةُ صَدرِهِ في مِرجَلِ

By God, how astonishing you are! How can you feel safe from one enraged,

God bless you! How can you trust an enraged man

when the hatred in his breast boils as in a cauldron?

while the hatred in his breast boils in a cauldron?

ما الحَزمُ إِلّا في اِجتِثاثِ أُصولِهِ

ما الحَزمُ إِلّا في اِجتِثاثِ أُصولِهِ

وَالأَيمُ لَم يُؤمَن إِذا لَم يُقتَلِ

وَالأَيمُ لَم يُؤمَن إِذا لَم يُقتَلِ

Prudence lies only in tearing out his roots,

Prudence lies only in tearing out his roots;

and no one is safe from a viper unless it is killed.

and a serpent cannot be deemed safe if it is not killed.