لاdo not تعدلواreproach (plural address; apparently intended: تعذلوا) الخيريthe wallflower فيfor كتمهits concealing
لا تعدلوا الخيري في كتمه
طيبfragrance استتاراًin secrecy فهوfor it is عينthe very essence of الصوابrightness
طيب استتاراً فهو عين الصواب
Do not reproach the wallflower for concealing
Do not condemn one who conceals good deeds-
its fragrance in secrecy, for that is perfectly right.
Concealing his virtue is right and proper.
الصبحdawn شبهlike الشيبgray hair فيin لونهits color
الصبح شبه الشيب في لونه
فعافهso it shunned it والليلwhile the night شبهlike الشبابyouth
فعافه والليل شبه الشباب
Dawn is like gray hair in its color,
Morning is like old age in its hue,
so the flower shunned it, while night is like youth.
Yet we do it no injury, while night resembles youth.