حاشاكَ تَسمَعُ فِيَّ ما نَقَلَ العِدى

وَتَظُنُّ وُدّي فيكَ كانَ تَكَلُّفا

How could you hear the slander spread by the enemy

And think my affection for you was pretense?

إِنَّ الكَبيرِ أَجَلُّ قَدراً أَن يُرى

عَجِلَ التَغَيُّرِ لِلصَديقِ إِذا هَفا

The greatest in rank shows his greatness best

By swiftly changing when a friend offends,

لَكِن يُنَقِّبُ عَن حَقيقَةِ جُرمِهِ

مُتَبَيِّناً فَإِذا تَحَقَّقَهُ عَفا

Yet he investigates the truth of the offense,

And when the truth is verified, forgives,

عِلماً بِأَنَّ ذَوي المَحَبَّةِ مَعشَرٌ

جُبِلَت قُلوبُهُم عَلى حِفظِ الوَفا

Knowing that friends are a band

Whose hearts are created to preserve loyalty.

فَالخِلُّ يُصفي وُدَّهُ مُتَكَدِّراً

وَالضِدِّ أَكدَرُ ما يَكونُ إِذا صَفا

So the pure clarify their love though troubled,

While the hostile grow more hostile, though appeased.