لا تَرْكَنَنَّ إِلَى الِعَدُوِّ فَإِنَّهُ

لا تَرْكَنَنَّ إِلَى الِعَدُوِّ فَإِنَّهُ

يَبْغِي سِقَاطَكَ بِالحَدِيثِ الْمُعْجِبِ

يَبْغِي سِقَاطَكَ بِالحَدِيثِ الْمُعْجِبِ

Never put your trust in the enemy, for he

Do not incline towards the enemy, for he

seeks your downfall through pleasing speech,

Seeks to bring about your downfall through sweet talk

كَالنَّارِ تَخْتَدِعُ الْفَراشَ بِحُسْنِهَا

كَالنَّارِ تَخْتَدِعُ الْفَراشَ بِحُسْنِهَا

فَيَنَالُ مِنْهُ الْبُؤْسُ إِنْ لَمْ يَعْطَبِ

فَيَنَالُ مِنْهُ الْبُؤْسُ إِنْ لَمْ يَعْطَبِ

like fire that beguiles the moth with its beauty,

Like fire that consumes the moth with its beauty

so misery takes hold of it, if it does not perish.

And so calamity strikes it if it is not prudent