لا تطلب الإنصاف من امرىء
لا يُوجبُ الحقّ على نفسه
Do not seek fairness from one
Who does not hold himself to what is right
ولا تُرجّي الوُدّ ممّن يرى
أنّك تحتاجُ إلى فلسه
And do not expect affection from one
Who sees you in need of his penny
لا تطلب الإنصاف من امرىء
لا يُوجبُ الحقّ على نفسه
Do not seek fairness from one
Who does not hold himself to what is right
ولا تُرجّي الوُدّ ممّن يرى
أنّك تحتاجُ إلى فلسه
And do not expect affection from one
Who sees you in need of his penny