يا مَن أَرى نُصحَهُ فَرضاً لِعِزَّتِهِ

يا مَن أَرى نُصحَهُ فَرضاً لِعِزَّتِهِ

كَأَنَّني والِدٌ حانٍ عَلى وَلَدِ

كَأَنَّني والِدٌ حانٍ عَلى وَلَدِ

O you whom I deem it a duty to counsel, because you are dear,

As though I were a father tender toward his child.

الرُشدُ وَالغَيُّ ذا صافٍ وَذا كَدَرٌ

الرُشدُ وَالغَيُّ ذا صافٍ وَذا كَدَرٌ

فَأَيما شِئتَ مِن هَذا وَذا فِردِ

فَأَيما شِئتَ مِن هَذا وَذا فِردِ

Guidance and error: this one clear, and that one murky.

So drink from whichever you wish—this or that.

فَإِن قَدَرتُ عَلى ما تَستَعينُ بِهِ

فَإِن قَدَرتُ عَلى ما تَستَعينُ بِهِ

فَلا تَدَعهُ فَلَيسَ اليَومُ مِثلَ غَدِ

فَلا تَدَعهُ فَلَيسَ اليَومُ مِثلَ غَدِ

And if I can provide what you may draw on for help,

Then do not forgo it, for today is not like tomorrow.