إِنّي إِذا ما المَرءُ بَيَّنَ شَكَّهُ

وَبَدَت عَواقِبُهُ لِمَن يَتَأَمَّلُ

When a man makes clear his doubts,

And the consequences appear to one who contemplates,

وَتَبَرَّأَ الضُعَفاءُ مِن إِخوانِهِم

وَأَلَحَّ مِن حَرِّ الصَميمِ الكَلكَلُ

And the weak disown their brothers,

And pressing misfortune strikes at the heart's core,

أَدعُ الَّتي هِيَ أَرمَقُ الحالاتِ بي

عِندَ الحَفيظَةِ لِلَّتي هِيَ أَجمَلُ

I leave that which is most wretched in my state

For that which is most beautiful in the prudent woman's eyes.