لا تَعتَمِد عَتباً يُكَدِّرُ ما صَفا

لا تَعتَمِد عَتباً يُكَدِّرُ ما صَفا

وَاِخفَض جَناحَكَ إِن أَرَدتَ خَليلا

وَاِخفَض جَناحَكَ إِن أَرَدتَ خَليلا

Do not resort to reproach that clouds what has grown serene;

Do not resort to reproach that clouds what was clear.

lower your wing if you desire a close friend.

And lower your wing if you desire a close friend.

فَالوُدُّ لا تَبقى عَلَيكَ ظِلالُهُ

فَالوُدُّ لا تَبقى عَلَيكَ ظِلالُهُ

غِن لَم يَكُن لِلسِيِّئاتِ حَمولا

غِن لَم يَكُن لِلسِيِّئاتِ حَمولا

For affection’s shade will not remain over you

For affection’s shades will not remain over you

[The source’s غِن is corrupt, apparently for إِنْ, “if”:] if affection is not deeply forbearing of wrongs.

if it is not forbearing toward misdeeds.