كل من أوليته خي

كل من أوليته خي

را فجازاك قبيحا

را فجازاك قبيحا

Whoever you have shown kind—

Anyone to whom you have shown kind-

ness, only to have him repay you with ugliness,

ness, but who repaid you with ill,

ورأيت القلب يهوا

ورأيت القلب يهوا

ه وإن كان مليحا

ه وإن كان مليحا

yet find your heart still yearning for—

and you found your heart loving

him, charming though he may be,

him—even if he is handsome—

وبغى فاتركه والبغ

وبغى فاتركه والبغ

ي ترى رأيا صحيحا

ي ترى رأيا صحيحا

should he transgress, leave him; as for transgres—

and who acted unjustly: leave him to wrong-

sion, you will see this counsel proven sound:

doing; you will judge rightly.

ستراه من يد البغ

ستراه من يد البغ

ي طريحا أو جريحا

ي طريحا أو جريحا

you will see him, by the hand of transgres—

You will see him, by the hand of wrong-

sion, laid low or wounded.

doing, laid low or wounded.