إِيّاكَ مِن ناسٍ وَأَمثالِهِ

إِيّاكَ مِن ناسٍ وَأَمثالِهِ

فَالعَيشُ مَع أَمثالِهِ يَقبُحُ

فَالعَيشُ مَع أَمثالِهِ يَقبُحُ

Beware of Nās and his like;

Beware of people like him,

For life with his like is ugly.

For living with his kind is ugly.

إِذا تَغَنّى رافِعاً صَوتَهُ

إِذا تَغَنّى رافِعاً صَوتَهُ

حَسِبتَهُ سِنوَرَةً تُذبَحُ

حَسِبتَهُ سِنوَرَةً تُذبَحُ

When he sings, raising his voice,

When he sings loudly raising his voice,

You would think him a she-cat being slaughtered.

You'd think him a cat being slaughtered.