لا تجزعن لنائت

فَهوَ مِن المَعايب

Do not despair of reproach

It is one of the flaws

لِكُل رفع خَفض

لكل بان نَقض

For each elevation, a descent

For each structure, a destruction

الجد في المُحاربه

خَير من المؤاربه

Being serious in fighting

Is better than being deceitful

كَم مِن بَعيد نسبه

وداده يقربه

How many a distant lineage

His love brings nearer

وَمن قَريب مَولده

عقوقه يبعده

And one of close birth

His ingratitude takes farther

قُبولك النميمة

خَليقة ذَميمة

Your acceptance of slander

Is an evil trait

ما كُلُّ ما قالَ صدق

ما كل ما بيع نَفق

Not all that is said is true

Not everything sold is expensive

كَم قائل بالقَصد

للبغض أَو للود

Many a speaker with sincerity

Out of hatred or love

فَابحَث عَن الأَخبار

تَقف عَلى الأَسرار

So investigate the news

To uncover the secrets

كَم كادَ ساع بخبر

لزوره حَتّى ظَهَر

Many have almost perished with news

Until its falsehood became apparent

وَشاعَ في سُلطانه

مِن غَيرِهِ لِشانه

And spread in his sultanate

Without involving him although it was about him

فَنالَ مِنهُ ما طَلَب

وَكذبه كان السبب

So he got from it what he wanted

And its falsehood was the reason

كَم أعجز الناس الحل

كَم كذب أردى دول

How many times did the solution elude people

How many times did a lie ruin dynasties

وَتقبل النميمه

إِن وافقت سَخيمه

And you accept slander

If it agrees with your evil assumption

فَزن كَلام الناس

فَالعَقل كَالقسطاس

So weigh people's words

For the mind is like a balance

وَلا تَكُن بِغافل

لِكُل قَول قائل

And do not be oblivious

To every word from a speaker

من جارح أَو مادح

يَأتيك مثل الناصح

Whether it is from a critic or a praiser

That comes to you like an advisor

فَما يَقول أَحَد

إِلا لأَمر يقصد

For no one speaks

Unless for a purpose they intend

الجور في القَضيه

مِن عظم البَليه

Injustice in the judgment

Is among the greatest afflictions

الرفق بالرعيه

مِن كَرَم السجيه

Being gentle with the subjects

Is from the generosity of the noble