إذا كُشفت عيوبك في البرايا

إذا كُشفت عيوبك في البرايا

وسرّك أن يكون لها غطاء

وسرّك أن يكون لها غطاء

If your faults are exposed among humankind,

If faults are seen in the wilderness

and you would be pleased to have them covered,

And your secret is for it to have a cover

تستّر بالسخاء فكل عيب

تستّر بالسخاء فكل عيب

يغطيه كما قيل السخاء

يغطيه كما قيل السخاء

cloak yourself in generosity, for every fault

Cover yourself in generosity, for every fault

is covered, as has been said, by generosity.

It covers, as it's said, generosity