1. كل جرحٍ يهونُ في الحمْل إلا

    جرحَ مَن منكَ نالَه إحسانُ

    Every wound grows easier to bear, except

    the wound dealt by one who has received kindness from you.

  2. فلهذا عضَّ الكريم يديْه

    و دعَاهُ كي يبخلَ الكُفرانُ

    Thus the generous man bit both his hands,

    and ingratitude urged him to be miserly.

  3. ***

    أدركتُ أنَّ معايبي لي أحسنَتْ

    ***

    I realized that my faults had done me good

  4. لمّا اكتفيتُ بها وصنتُ لساني

    حاشا أعيب أخي و فيّ معايِبٌ

    when I contented myself with them and guarded my tongue.

    Far be it from me to fault my brother while I have faults;

  5. لو عبْتُه و اللهِ كنتُ الْجاني

    ***

    were I to fault him, by God, I would be the offender.

    ***

  6. بمظلتي أنا أستظلُّ

    إذ تحتها لي الظلُّ يحلو

    Under my own umbrella I take shade,

    for beneath it the shade is sweet to me.

  7. و منِ استعار مظلّةً

    في الشعرِ لم ينفعْهُ ظلُّ​

    And whoever borrows an umbrella

    in poetry gains no benefit from its shade.