اِقبَل مَعاذيرَ مَن يَأتيكَ مُعتَذِراً

اِقبَل مَعاذيرَ مَن يَأتيكَ مُعتَذِراً

إِن بَرَّ عِندَكَ فيما قالَ أَو فَجَرا

إِن بَرَّ عِندَكَ فيما قالَ أَو فَجَرا

Accept the excuses of one who comes to you apologizing,

Accept the excuses of those who come to you apologizing,

Whether he was truthful with you in what he said or lied.

If they are innocent in what they said or did impulsively.

فَقَد أَطاعَكَ مَن أَرضاكَ ظاهِرُهُ

فَقَد أَطاعَكَ مَن أَرضاكَ ظاهِرُهُ

وَقَد أَضَلَّكَ مَن يَعصيكَ مُستَتِرا

وَقَد أَضَلَّكَ مَن يَعصيكَ مُستَتِرا

For the one whose outward manner pleases you has indeed obeyed you,

For he who pleases you outwardly has obeyed you,

And the one who disobeys you in secret has indeed misled you.

While he who disobeys you secretly has led you astray.

خَيرُ الخَليلَينِ مَن أَغضى لِصاحِبِهِ

خَيرُ الخَليلَينِ مَن أَغضى لِصاحِبِهِ

وَلَو أَرادَ اِنتِصاراً مِنهُ لَاِنتَصَرا

وَلَو أَرادَ اِنتِصاراً مِنهُ لَاِنتَصَرا

The better of two friends is the one who overlooks his companion's faults,

The best of friends is one who overlooks his companion's faults,

Though, had he wished to avenge himself on him, he would have done so.

Even if he could avenge himself, he does not take revenge.