اُكْتُمْ ضَمِيرَكَ مِنْ عَدُوِّكَ جَاهِداً

اُكْتُمْ ضَمِيرَكَ مِنْ عَدُوِّكَ جَاهِداً

وَحَذَارِ لا تُطْلِعْ عَلَيْهِ رَفِيقَا

وَحَذَارِ لا تُطْلِعْ عَلَيْهِ رَفِيقَا

Strive to conceal your inner thoughts from your enemy;

Conceal your inner thoughts from your foe though with toil unceasing

And beware: do not disclose them to a companion.

And beware! Reveal them never to friend though he be pleasing

فَلَرُبَّمَا انْقَلَبَ الصَّدِيقُ مُعَادِياً

فَلَرُبَّمَا انْقَلَبَ الصَّدِيقُ مُعَادِياً

وَلَرُبَّمَا رَجَعَ الْعَدُوُّ صَدِيقَا

وَلَرُبَّمَا رَجَعَ الْعَدُوُّ صَدِيقَا

For a friend may well turn hostile,

For ofttimes the trusted friend turns to be a bitter foe

And an enemy may well become a friend.

And ofttimes the foe, once hated, proves a friend also