لا تَأمَنَنَّ اِمرَأ أَسكَنتَ مُهجَتَهُ

لا تَأمَنَنَّ اِمرَأ أَسكَنتَ مُهجَتَهُ

غَيظاً وَإِن قيلَ إِنَّ الجُرحَ يَندَمِلُ

غَيظاً وَإِن قيلَ إِنَّ الجُرحَ يَندَمِلُ

Never trust a man in whose heart you have lodged

Do not trust a woman whose heart you've grieved

Rage, even if it is said that the wound heals.

With anger, even if it's said wounds will heal

وَاَقبَل جَميلَ الَّذي يُبدي وَجازِ بِهِ

وَاَقبَل جَميلَ الَّذي يُبدي وَجازِ بِهِ

وَليَحرُسَنَّكَ مِن أَفعالِهِ الوَجَلُ

وَليَحرُسَنَّكَ مِن أَفعالِهِ الوَجَلُ

And accept the good he shows, and repay it in kind;

Accept the beauty she displays, but beware

And let fear guard you against his deeds.

Her actions, though enticing, conceal and reveal