إذا استثقلت أو أبغضت خلقا

إذا استثقلت أو أبغضت خلقا

وسرك بعده حتى التنادِ

وسرك بعده حتى التنادِ

If you find someone burdensome or hate him,

If you find a person burdensome or hateful

And his absence until the Day of Calling would please you,

And after him your secret is not kept

فقرده بقرض دريهمات

فقرده بقرض دريهمات

فان القرض داعية البعادِ

فان القرض داعية البعادِ

Then cajole him with a loan of a few dirhams,

Then part with him for a few dirhams

For a loan is a cause of estrangement.

For lending leads to distance between souls