لا تُغرِينَّ لَجُوجاً حين تَزجُرُه

لا تُغرِينَّ لَجُوجاً حين تَزجُرُه

إنَّ اللَّجوجَ له في الزَّجرِ إغراءُ

إنَّ اللَّجوجَ له في الزَّجرِ إغراءُ

Do not spur an obstinate man on when you rebuke him.

Do not tempt the stubborn one when you rebuke him

Indeed, rebuke is an encouragement to the obstinate.

For the stubborn one finds provocation in rebuke

وأغضِ في حُسنِ عَفوٍ عن نَوَادره

وأغضِ في حُسنِ عَفوٍ عن نَوَادره

فالحُرُّ فيه عن الآفات إغضَاءُ

فالحُرُّ فيه عن الآفات إغضَاءُ

And turn a blind eye to his oddities with gracious forgiveness.

And overlook gracefully his occasional slips

For a noble man has it in him to overlook faults.

For the noble one overlooks faults by looking away