صَمتُ اللَبيبِ يَزينُهُ

صَمتُ اللَبيبِ يَزينُهُ

وَبِهِ يُصانُ الجاهِلُ

وَبِهِ يُصانُ الجاهِلُ

The discerning man's silence adorns him,

The silence of the wise adorns him

and through it the ignorant man is protected.

And through it the ignorant is protected

وَالنُطقُ إِن أَخطا الصَوا

وَالنُطقُ إِن أَخطا الصَوا

بَ بِهِ يُشانُ العاقِلُ

بَ بِهِ يُشانُ العاقِلُ

And speech, if it misses what is right,

And speaking, if it misses the target

through it the wise man is disgraced.

Exposes the intellect of the reasonable