خَليليَ لا تذكر أَخاك بِريبة

خَليليَ لا تذكر أَخاك بِريبة

فَإِنّ كَمال الذات بِاللَه مُختصُّ

فَإِنّ كَمال الذات بِاللَه مُختصُّ

My friend, do not speak of your brother with suspicion.

My friend do not suspect your brother

For perfection of being belongs to God alone.

For perfection of being belongs to God alone

فَيا ربّ عَيب في اِمرئٍ غَير ظاهر

فَيا ربّ عَيب في اِمرئٍ غَير ظاهر

سِوى أَنَّهُ قَد راحَ يَذكره شَخصُ

سِوى أَنَّهُ قَد راحَ يَذكره شَخصُ

And, oh, many a fault in a man lies hidden,

So my Lord, no flaw in a person is apparent

save that someone has begun to speak of it.

Except that he went on to mention it in another

فَلَمّا اِنتَهى مِن ذكر نَقص بِغَيره

فَلَمّا اِنتَهى مِن ذكر نَقص بِغَيره

بَدا لَك فيهِ ظاهِراً ذَلك النَقصُ

بَدا لَك فيهِ ظاهِراً ذَلك النَقصُ

And when he has finished speaking of a flaw in another,

So when he finished mentioning the flaws of others

that very flaw appears plainly to you in him.

It became apparent in him that very flaw