يا حارِ مَن يَغدِر بِذِمَّةِ جارِهِ

مِنكُم فَإِن مُحَمَّداً لَم يَغدِر

O neighbor who betrays his neighbor's trust,

Muhammad would never betray his word.

إِن تَغدِروا فَالغَدرُ مِنكُم شيمَةٌ

وَالغَدرُ يَنبُتُ في أُصولِ السَخبَرِ

If you betray, betrayal is your hallmark,

And betrayal sprouts in knavish roots.

وَأَمانَةُ المُرِّيِّ حَيثُ لَقَيتَهُ

مِثلُ الزُجاجَةِ صَدعُها لَم يُجبَرِ

The Bedouin's promise, wherever you meet it,

Is like a glass bottle - once broken, beyond repair.