وَأَكثَرُ مِن تَلقى يَسُرُّكَ قَولُهُ

وَأَكثَرُ مِن تَلقى يَسُرُّكَ قَولُهُ

وَلكِن قَليلُ مَن يَسُرُّكَ فِعلُهُ

وَلكِن قَليلُ مَن يَسُرُّكَ فِعلُهُ

And most of those you meet please you with their words;

Many speak to you that give you pleasure

But few please you with their deeds.

Yet few act in ways that truly treasure

وَقَد كانَ حُسنُ الظَنِّ بَعضَ مَذاهِبي

وَقَد كانَ حُسنُ الظَنِّ بَعضَ مَذاهِبي

فَأَدَّبَني هذا الزَمانُ وَأَهلُهُ

فَأَدَّبَني هذا الزَمانُ وَأَهلُهُ

And thinking well of others was once among my ways;

Good faith in others was my way

So this age and its people taught me a lesson.

But this age and its people led me astray