عَدوّك دارِهِ ما اسطَعْتَ حَتَّى

عَدوّك دارِهِ ما اسطَعْتَ حَتَّى

يعودَ لَديكَ كالخِلِّ الشَّفيقِ

يعودَ لَديكَ كالخِلِّ الشَّفيقِ

Treat your enemy tactfully as much as you can, until

Your enemy, his house did not shine

he becomes like a caring, close friend to you.

Until he returns to you, like a compassionate friend

فما في الأرضِ أرْدى من عَدُوٍّ

فما في الأرضِ أرْدى من عَدُوٍّ

ولا في الأرضِ أجْدى من صَديقِ

ولا في الأرضِ أجْدى من صَديقِ

For nothing on earth is more ruinous than an enemy,

So there is none in the land more vicious than an enemy

and nothing on earth is more beneficial than a friend.

Nor in the land more helpful than a friend