تَذَلَّل لِمَن إِن تَذَلَّلتَ لَه

تَذَلَّل لِمَن إِن تَذَلَّلتَ لَه

يَرى ذاكَ لِلفَضلِ لا لِلبَلَه

يَرى ذاكَ لِلفَضلِ لا لِلبَلَه

Humble yourself before one who, if you humble yourself to him,

Humble yourself before those who, should you humble yourself to them,

attributes that to virtue, not foolishness.

See that as graciousness, not stupidity,

وَجانِب صداقَه مَن لا يزَالُ

وَجانِب صداقَه مَن لا يزَالُ

عَلى الأَصدِقاءِ يَرى الفَضلَ لَهُ

عَلى الأَصدِقاءِ يَرى الفَضلَ لَهُ

And shun the friendship of one who never ceases

And avoid the friendship of those who forever

to consider himself superior to his friends.

Believe they are superior to their friends