لي صديقٌ خسِرت فيه ودادي

لي صديقٌ خسِرت فيه ودادي

حين صَارَت سلامتي منه ربحا

حين صَارَت سلامتي منه ربحا

I have a friend on whom I wasted my affection,

I had a friend, my affection for him lost

when my safety from him became a profit.

When my wellbeing from him became profit

حَسن القول سيء الفعل كالج

حَسن القول سيء الفعل كالج

زار سمّى وأتبع القولَ ذَبحا

زار سمّى وأتبع القولَ ذَبحا

Fair of speech, foul of deed, like the butch-

Good of speech, bad of deed, like aloes -

er who invoked God's name and followed his words with slaughter.

He visits, pretends, but follows words with slaughter