وَلاand do not تُكثِرmake frequent عَلىupon ذيone possessing الضِغنِresentment عَتباًreproach
وَلا تُكثِر عَلى ذي الضِغنِ عَتباً
وَلاnor ذِكرَmention التَجَرُّمِfaultfinding لِلذُنوبِfor offenses
وَلا ذِكرَ التَجَرُّمِ لِلذُنوبِ
And do not reproach one who bears a grudge too often,
Reproach not the lowly, nor remind of sin,
Nor dwell on accusations over offenses.
Ask not what is yet to be revealed,
وَلاand do not تَسأَلهُask him عَمّاabout what سَوفَwill يُبديreveal
وَلا تَسأَلهُ عَمّا سَوفَ يُبدي
وَلاnor عَنabout عَيبِهِhis disparagement لَكَof you بِالمَغيبِin your absence
وَلا عَن عَيبِهِ لَكَ بِالمَغيبِ
And do not ask him what he will reveal,
Nor pry into his faults that from you've been hid.
Nor about his disparagement of you in your absence.
Whene'er a friend or foe before you stands,
مَتىwhenever تَكُyou are فيwith صَديقٍa friend أَوor عَدُوٍّan enemy
مَتى تَكُ في صَديقٍ أَو عَدُوٍّ
تُخَبِّركَtell you الوُجوهُthe faces عَنِabout القُلوبِthe hearts
تُخَبِّركَ الوُجوهُ عَنِ القُلوبِ
Whenever you are with a friend or foe,
Their faces will disclose their hearts’ true plans.
Faces tell you what lies in hearts.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1