تَخَيَّر إذا ما كنتَ في الأمرِ مُرسِلاً

تَخَيَّر إذا ما كنتَ في الأمرِ مُرسِلاً

فَمُبلِغُ آراءِ الرجالِ رسُولها

فَمُبلِغُ آراءِ الرجالِ رسُولها

Choose carefully when you send someone on business,

When you are sending a man on a mission

For the bearer of men's views is their messenger.

Be aware, he is the messenger of other men's views.

وَرَوِّئ وفكِّر في الكتاب فانّما

وَرَوِّئ وفكِّر في الكتاب فانّما

بأطرافِ أقلامِ الرجالِ عقولُها

بأطرافِ أقلامِ الرجالِ عقولُها

And deliberate and reflect on the letter, for it is

Take your time and reflect on the letter

At the tips of men's pens that their minds lie.

For indeed, men's minds are at the tips of their pens.