لا تَحسَبيهِ وَإِن أَسَأتِ بِهِ

لا تَحسَبيهِ وَإِن أَسَأتِ بِهِ

يُرضي الوُشاةَ وَيَقبَلُ العَذَلا

يُرضي الوُشاةَ وَيَقبَلُ العَذَلا

Do not suppose, even if you have thought ill of him,

That he would please the talebearers and heed reproach.

لَو كُنتِ أَنتِ وَأَنتِ مُهجَتُهُ

لَو كُنتِ أَنتِ وَأَنتِ مُهجَتُهُ

واشي هَواكِ إِلَيهِ ما قَبِلا

واشي هَواكِ إِلَيهِ ما قَبِلا

If you yourself—and you are his very lifeblood—

Were to bring him tales against his love for you, he would not accept them.