لَستَ مُستَبقياً أَخاً لَكَ لا

لَستَ مُستَبقياً أَخاً لَكَ لا

تَصفَح عَمّا يَكونَ مِن زَلَلِه

تَصفَح عَمّا يَكونَ مِن زَلَلِه

You will not keep a brother as your own unless

You cannot keep a brother of yours if you do not

you overlook whatever slips he may make.

overlook whatever lapses he may make.

مَن ذا الَّذي هَذَّبَت خَلائِقُه

مَن ذا الَّذي هَذَّبَت خَلائِقُه

في رَثيَةٍ إِن أَتى وَفي عجلِه

في رَثيَةٍ إِن أَتى وَفي عجلِه

Who is there whom his own character has wholly refined,

Who is there whose character is flawless,

whether he acts deliberately or in haste?

whether he acts unhurriedly or in haste?

لا أًصحَبُ الخائنَ اللَئيمَ وَلا

لا أًصحَبُ الخائنَ اللَئيمَ وَلا

أَقطَعُ وَصلَ الخَليلَ مِن مللِه

أَقطَعُ وَصلَ الخَليلَ مِن مللِه

I do not befriend a treacherous, ignoble man, nor

I do not befriend the treacherous, base man, nor

sever my bond with a dear friend out of weariness with him.

sever my bond with a dear friend out of weariness with him.

أُجزيهِ بالعُرفِ ما حُييتُ وَلا

أُجزيهِ بالعُرفِ ما حُييتُ وَلا

يَعدم صَفحي لِلشَرِّ مِن عملِه

يَعدم صَفحي لِلشَرِّ مِن عملِه

I repay him with kindness as long as I live, and

I repay him with kindness as long as I live, nor

he never lacks my pardon for the wrong in what he does.

does he lack my forgiveness for the evil in his deeds.