إِنَّ اللَبيبَ الَّذي يَرضى بِعيشَتِهِ

إِنَّ اللَبيبَ الَّذي يَرضى بِعيشَتِهِ

لا مَن يَظَلُّ عَلى ما فاتَ مُكتَئِبا

لا مَن يَظَلُّ عَلى ما فاتَ مُكتَئِبا

Indeed, the wise man is the one content with his life,

The wise man who is content with his life

not one who remains dejected over what has passed.

Is not one who grieves for what is past and gone

لا تَحقِرَنَّ مِنَ الأَقوامِ مُحتَقَراً

لا تَحقِرَنَّ مِنَ الأَقوامِ مُحتَقَراً

كُلُّ اِمرِئٍ سَوفَ يَجري بِالَّذي اِكتَسَبا

كُلُّ اِمرِئٍ سَوفَ يَجري بِالَّذي اِكتَسَبا

Never scorn a person despised among the people;

Do not despise the weak among men

every man will fare according to what he has earned.

For each person will reap what they have sown

لا تُفشِ سِرّاً إِلى غَيرِ اللَبيبِ وَلا ال

لا تُفشِ سِرّاً إِلى غَيرِ اللَبيبِ وَلا ال

خَرقِ المُشيعِ لَهُ يَوماً إِذا غَضِبا

خَرقِ المُشيعِ لَهُ يَوماً إِذا غَضِبا

Do not reveal a secret to anyone but the wise, nor to the

Do not reveal your secret to other than the wise

fool who will divulge it one day if he grows angry.

Nor to one who may spread it if they become upset

قَد يَحقِرُ المَرءُ ما يَهوى فَيَركَبُهُ

قَد يَحقِرُ المَرءُ ما يَهوى فَيَركَبُهُ

حَتّى يَكونَ إِلى تَوريطِهِ سَبَبا

حَتّى يَكونَ إِلى تَوريطِهِ سَبَبا

A man may regard what he desires as trivial, then indulge in it,

A man may scorn what he desires and pursue it

until it becomes a cause of his entanglement.

Until it becomes the cause of his downfall

شَرُّ الأَخِلّاءِ مَن كانَت مَوَدَّتُهُ

شَرُّ الأَخِلّاءِ مَن كانَت مَوَدَّتُهُ

مَعَ الزَمانِ إِذا ما خافَ أَو رَغِبا

مَعَ الزَمانِ إِذا ما خافَ أَو رَغِبا

The worst of friends is one whose affection

The worst of companions is one whose friendship

shifts with the times, whenever he fears or desires.

Shifts with the times whenever fear or greed calls

إِذا وَتَرتَ اِمرَأً فَاِحذَر عَداوَتَهُ

إِذا وَتَرتَ اِمرَأً فَاِحذَر عَداوَتَهُ

مَن يَزرَعِ الشَوكَ لا يَحصُد بِهِ عِنَبا

مَن يَزرَعِ الشَوكَ لا يَحصُد بِهِ عِنَبا

If you wrong a man, beware his enmity;

If you abandon a man, beware his enmity

whoever sows thorns will not reap grapes from them.

He who plants thorns does not harvest grapes

إِنَّ العَدُوَّ وَإِن أَبدى مُسالَمَةً

إِنَّ العَدُوَّ وَإِن أَبدى مُسالَمَةً

إِذا رَأى مِنكَ يَوماً فُرصَةً وَثَبا

إِذا رَأى مِنكَ يَوماً فُرصَةً وَثَبا

Indeed, an enemy, even if he shows peaceful intent,

Though the enemy may feign peace

will pounce if one day he sees an opening against you.

If he spies a chance, he will pounce and leap