1. My friend refused my generosity and sale, both
He is the man who becomes self-sufficient and his friend praised
١. أَبى صاحِبي بَذلي وَبَيعي كِلَيهِما
هوَ المَرءُ يَستَغني وَيُحمَدُ صاحِبُه
2. So I said, and some suspicion lies to its people
And believes them, and most suspicion is lying
٢. فَقُلتُ وَبَعضُ الظَنِّ يَكذِبُ أَهلَهُ
وَيَصدُقُهُم وَأَكثَرُ الظَنِّ كاذِبُه
3. Perhaps my brother, when he saw the goodness of my nature
And my gentleness to him, thought that I would cheat him
٣. لَعَلَّ أَخي لَمّا رأَى حُسنَ شيمَتي
وَليني إِلَيهِ ظَنَّ أَنّي أُوارِبُه
4. And I was a man, and knowledge belongs to God alone, I do not see
My brother and friend like a stranger I would deceive
٤. وَكُنتُ امرءً والعِلمُ لِلَه لا أَرى
أَخي وَخَليلي كالبَعيدِ أُخالِبُه
5. And I was given a share of modesty, and I complain
Of powerlessness, which has not appeared to people, absent
٥. وَأُعطيتُ حَظّاً مِن حَياءٍ وَأَشتَكي
مِنَ العَجزِ ما لَم يَبدُ لِلناس غائِبُه