1. By God, if you repay
goodness with goodness,
١. أَما وَاللَهِ لَو جوزي
تُ بِالإِحسانِ إِحسانا
2. he whom I love would not have turned away
nor become indifferent or unfaithful.
٢. لَمّا صَدَّ الَّذي أَهوى
وَلا وَلا مَلَّ وَلا خانا
3. I have seen those who sacrifice
themselves scorned;
٣. رَأَيتُ الناسَ مَن أَلقى
عَلَيهِم نَفسَهُ هانا
4. visit the neglected, and you gain more love;
and if you are made to drink sorrow,
٤. فَزُر غِبّاً تَزِد حُبّاً
وَإِن جُرِّعتَ أَحزانا