إِذا رُمتَ أَن تَحيا سَليماً مِنَ الرَدى

إِذا رُمتَ أَن تَحيا سَليماً مِنَ الرَدى

وَدينُكَ مَوفورٌ وَعِرضُكَ صَيِّنُ

وَدينُكَ مَوفورٌ وَعِرضُكَ صَيِّنُ

If you wish to live safe from ruin,

If you wish to live serene and healthy, far from vice

With your faith intact and your honor protected,

With faith secure and reputation without flaw,

فَلا يَنطِقَن مِنكَ اللِسانُ بِسَوأَةٍ

فَلا يَنطِقَن مِنكَ اللِسانُ بِسَوأَةٍ

فَكُلُّكَ سَوءاتٌ وَلِلناسِ أَلسُنُ

فَكُلُّكَ سَوءاتٌ وَلِلناسِ أَلسُنُ

Then never let your tongue speak of a fault,

Then let no word escape your tongue to cause offence

For you are full of faults, and others have tongues.

For all is blemish, and men's tongues will talk their fill

وَعَيناكَ إِن أَبدَت إِلَيكَ مَعائِباً

وَعَيناكَ إِن أَبدَت إِلَيكَ مَعائِباً

فَدَعها وَقُل يا عَينُ لِلناسِ أَعيُنُ

فَدَعها وَقُل يا عَينُ لِلناسِ أَعيُنُ

And if your eyes reveal faults to you,

Your eyes reveal defects; ignore what they present

Then leave them be and say, “O eye, others have eyes.”

And say "My eyes, all men have eyes, and so do I"

وَعاشِر بِمَعروفٍ وَسامِح مَنِ اِعتَدى

وَعاشِر بِمَعروفٍ وَسامِح مَنِ اِعتَدى

وَدافِع وَلَكِن بِالَّتي هِيَ أَحسَنُ

وَدافِع وَلَكِن بِالَّتي هِيَ أَحسَنُ

And treat others kindly, and forgive whoever does wrong;

Show grace in conduct, and forgiveness to transgressors,

And repel harm, but in the way that is best.

Defend yourself, but in the best and noblest way