اِرضَ مِنَ المَرءِ في مَوَدَّتِهِ

اِرضَ مِنَ المَرءِ في مَوَدَّتِهِ

بِما يُؤَدّي إِلَيكَ ظاهِرُهُ

بِما يُؤَدّي إِلَيكَ ظاهِرُهُ

As for a man's affection, be content

Judge a man's affection from what he shows you outwardly,

with what his outward manner conveys to you.

Not what his hidden thoughts would have you see.

مَن يَكشِفِ الناسَ لا يَرى أَحَداً

مَن يَكشِفِ الناسَ لا يَرى أَحَداً

يَصِحُّ لَهُ مِنهُ سَرائِرُهُ

يَصِحُّ لَهُ مِنهُ سَرائِرُهُ

Whoever scrutinizes people will find no one

He who reveals men's secrets will find none to confide in -

whose inner character proves faultless to him.

No intimate of his will prove trustworthy.

توشِكُ أَن لا تُتِمَّ وَصلَ أَخٍ

توشِكُ أَن لا تُتِمَّ وَصلَ أَخٍ

في كُلِّ زَلّاتِهِ تُنافِرُهُ

في كُلِّ زَلّاتِهِ تُنافِرُهُ

You are unlikely to maintain a bond with a brother

You will seldom meet a loyal friend without some fault;

if you quarrel with him over every lapse of his.

Bear with him still and be not quick to censure.

إِن ساءَني صاحِبي اِحتَمَلتُ وَإِن

إِن ساءَني صاحِبي اِحتَمَلتُ وَإِن

سَرَّ فَإِنّي أَخوهُ شاكِرُهُ

سَرَّ فَإِنّي أَخوهُ شاكِرُهُ

If my companion displeases me, I bear it; and if

If a friend wrongs me I put up with his wrong,

he delights me, I am his brother, grateful to him.

And if he is pleased I give thanks and rejoice.

أَصفَحُ عَن ذَنبِهِ وَإِن طَلَبَ ال

أَصفَحُ عَن ذَنبِهِ وَإِن طَلَبَ ال

عُذرَ فَإِنّي عَلَيهِ عاذِرُهُ

عُذرَ فَإِنّي عَلَيهِ عاذِرُهُ

I overlook his fault; and if he asks for

I overlook his sins and do not ask

pardon, I excuse him for it.

For excuses - I make allowance for him.