شر الرِّجال الأَرعن

البارد المتهجن

The worst of men is the vulgar brute,

The cold and bastardized one,

يُكرم مَن يهينه

يخذل مَن يعينه

Who honors those who disgrace him,

And abandons those who help him.

يخضَع لِلأَعادي

عَجزاً عَن العِناد

He submits to the enemies,

Weak at defiance.

وَيوحش الصَّديقا

وَيَقطَع الرَّفيقا

And estranges the friend,

And cuts off the companion.

تضرم وَتيه

أَي انَّني نَبيه

His ego blazes and wanders,

Oh, what a bright one am I!

تاه عَلى إخوانه

إِذ نالَ مِن زَمانه

He strayed from his brothers,

When he took from his time.

شر الرِّجال اللمزه

للأَصدقاء الهمزه

The worst of men, the faultfinder

Who criticizes friends.

لا كانَ ذو الوَجهين

وَصاحب اللونين

Not having two faces,

Or two changing colors.

الخادِع المُنافق

الملق المماذق

The deceitful hypocrite,

The slick and smooth-talker.

إِن كانَ خَيراً سَتَرَه

أَو كانَ شَراً نَشَرَه

If he was good he hid it,

Or if bad he spread it.

إِعادة الحَديث

مِن عادة الخَبيث

Repeating words,

Is the habit of the wicked.

لا سيما محرفا

عَن وَضعِهِ مُزيفا

Especially distorted,

From their positions, falsified.

إِصلاح أَدنى المال

خَير مِن السُّؤال

Reforming the least money,

Is better than asking.