1. لَمَّا عَفَوْتُ وَلَمْ أحْقِدْ عَلَى أحَدٍ

    أرحتُ نفسي من همَّ العداواتِ

    When I forgave and bore no grudge against anyone,

    I freed myself from the burden of enmities.

  2. إنِّي أُحَيي عَدُوِّي عنْدَ رُؤْيَتِهِ

    لأدفعَ الشَّرَّ عني بالتحياتِ

    Indeed, I greet my enemy when I see him,

    To ward off evil from myself with greetings.

  3. وأُظْهِرُ الْبِشرَ لِلإِنْسَانِ أُبْغِضهُ

    كما إنْ قدْ حَشى قَلْبي مَحَبَّاتِ

    And I show cheerfulness to the person I hate,

    As if he had filled my heart with love.

  4. النَّاسُ داءٌ وَدَاءُ النَّاسِ قُرْبُهُمُ

    وفي اعتزالهمُ قطعُ المودَّاتِ

    People are a malady, and people's malady is their closeness;

    And withdrawing from them severs bonds of affection.