لي حيلة فيمن ينم بأنني

لي حيلة فيمن ينم بأنني

أطوي حديثي دونه وخطابي

أطوي حديثي دونه وخطابي

My stratagem against a talebearer is that I

I have a trick for him who sleeps that

withhold my talk and my speech from him.

I fold my talk and address around him

لكنما الكذاب يخلق قوله

لكنما الكذاب يخلق قوله

ما حيلتي في المفتري الكذاب

ما حيلتي في المفتري الكذاب

But the liar fabricates what he says;

But the liar invents his words

what stratagem have I against the lying slanderer?

What is my trick against the lying slanderer