ماnot قُلتَyou said أَنتَyou وَلاnor سَمِعتُI heard أَناI
ما قُلتَ أَنتَ وَلا سَمِعتُ أَنا
هَذاthis حَديثٌtalk لاnot يَليقُis fitting بِناfor us
هَذا حَديثٌ لا يَليقُ بِنا
You did not say it, nor did I hear it.
This is talk that does not befit us.
إِنَّindeed الكِرامَthe noble إِذاwhen صَحِبتُهُمُI kept their company
إِنَّ الكِرامَ إِذا صَحِبتُهُمُ
سَتَرواthey concealed القَبيحَthe bad وَأَظهَرواand they revealed الحَسَناthe good
سَتَروا القَبيحَ وَأَظهَروا الحَسَنا
Indeed, the noble, when I kept their company,
Concealed the bad and revealed the good.