إِذا قُلتَ في شَيءٍ نَعَم فَأَتِمَّهُ

فَإِنَّ نَعَمٌ دَينٌ عَلى الحُرِّ واجِبُ

If you say "yes" to something, then fulfill it,

For "yes" is a debt upon the free which must be paid.

وَإِلّا فَقُل لا تَستَرِح وَتُرِح بِها

لِئَلّا يَقولَ الناسُ إِنَّكَ كاذِبُ

Otherwise, say "no" and find peace in it,

Lest people say you are a liar.