1. خَلِّ العَدوَّ فَدَهرُهُ

    يَشفيكَ مِنهُ صُروفُهُ

    Leave the enemy alone, for his fate—

    its vicissitudes will bring you relief from him.

  2. وَالوَعدُ دَينٌ وَالعَطا

    مُستَعيَبٌ تَسويفُهُ

    And a promise is a debt; as for giving,

    postponing it is shameful.

  3. إِنَّ الكَريمَ مُخَلَّدٌ

    وَحَياتُهُ مَعروفُهُ

    Indeed, the generous man is immortal,

    and his life is his benevolence.