إِيّاكَ مِن كَذَبِ الكَذوبِ وَإِفكِهِ

فَلَرُبَّما مَزَجَ اليَقينَ بِشَكِّهِ

Beware the liar’s lies and his fabrications;

for often he mingles certainty with his doubt.

وَلَرُبَّما ضَحِكَ الكَذوبُ تَكَلُّفاً

وَبَكى مِنَ الشَيءِ الَّذي لَم يُبكِهِ

And often the liar laughs with studied affectation,

and weeps over what has given him no cause to weep.

وَلَرُبَّما صَمَتَ الكَذوبُ تَخَلُّقاً

وَشَكى مِنَ الشَيءِ الَّذي لَم يُشكِهِ

And often the liar falls silent, feigning good character,

and complains of what has given him no cause to complain.

وَلَرُبَّما كَذَبَ اِمرُؤٌ بِكَلامِهِ

وَبِصَمتِهِ وَبُكائِهِ وَبِضِحكِهِ

And often a man lies through his words,

and through his silence, his weeping, and his laughter.