إِذا خِفتَ عُقبى عِتابَ الَّذي

يُكَدِّرُ أَخلاقَهُ الصافِيَه

If you fear what may follow from reproaching the one

whose unclouded nature it would cloud,

فَصَبراً عَلَيهِ كَصَبرِ الفَتى

عَلى الكَيِّ في طَلَبِ العافِيَه

then be patient with him, as a young man is patient

under cautery in pursuit of healing.