نَصَحتُكَ فَافعَل كُلَّ خَيرٍ لحُسنِهِ

وَإِن لَم يَكُن فيهِ ثَناء وَلا أَجرُ

I advised you, so do every good for its own sake

Even if there is no praise or reward in it

تَكُن لِبَني حَوّاء حَرباً فَإِنَّما

وَفاؤُهُمُ غَدرٌ وَوَصلُهُمُ هَجرُ

Do not make war on the daughters of Eve, for

Their loyalty is treason, and their bonding is estrangement

فَقَد وُعِظوا لَو يَنفَعِ الوَعظُ فيهِمُ

وَهَيهاتَ ما صمَّ الجَنادِلُ وَالزَّجرُ

They have been admonished, if admonishment could benefit them

Alas! Neither warnings nor deterrents make the insolent heed

رَضيتُ عَلى عِلمي بِجَهلٍ حَكَيتُهُ

وَرُبَّ ظَلامٍ لا يُحَبَّ لَهُ فَجرُ

I was content in my knowledge with the ignorance I related

And many a darkness is not loved for its dawn

وَإِن دَبَّرَ الأَيّامَ مَن عَدِمَ النُّهى

فَإِنَّ عَلى حُكّامِهِم يَجِبُ الحَجرُ

And if the days are managed by one who lacks restraint

Then their rulers deserve to be condemned