مَن لَم يَرِدكَ فَلا تُرِده

مَن لَم يَرِدكَ فَلا تُرِده

لِيَكُن كَأَنَ لَم تَستَفده

لِيَكُن كَأَنَ لَم تَستَفده

Whoever does not want you, do not want him.

He who wishes you not well, do not wish him ill

Let him be as though you had never gained him.

Act as if he brought you no benefit

باعِد أَخاكَ بِبُعدِهِ

باعِد أَخاكَ بِبُعدِهِ

وَإِذا نَأى شِبراً فَزِده

وَإِذا نَأى شِبراً فَزِده

Distance yourself from your brother as he distances himself.

Keep your brother at a distance through his misdeed

And if he draws a handspan away, give him still more distance.

And if he moves away an inch, push him further still

وَاحلُم إِذا نَطَقَ السَفي

وَاحلُم إِذا نَطَقَ السَفي

هُ فَمَن يَرِد شَرّاً فَرِده

هُ فَمَن يَرِد شَرّاً فَرِده

And be forbearing when the fool speaks;

Be forbearing if the fool speaks idle words

whoever seeks evil, repel him.

He who wishes evil, evil will befall

كَم مِن أَخٍ لَكَ يا اِبنَ بَش

كَم مِن أَخٍ لَكَ يا اِبنَ بَش

شارٍ وَأُمَّكَ لَم تَلِده

شارٍ وَأُمَّكَ لَم تَلِده

How many a brother you have, O son of Bashshar,

You have many brothers, son of Bashshar

though your mother did not bear him!

Whose mothers did not give them birth

وَأَخي مَناسِبَةٍ يَسو

وَأَخي مَناسِبَةٍ يَسو

ؤُكَ غِبُّهُ إِن لَم تَفِده

ؤُكَ غِبُّهُ إِن لَم تَفِده

And a brother by blood displeases

And a brother of circumstance who will do you wrong

you in the end if you do not benefit him.

His absence is better if you cannot mend him