لاdo not تَكشِفنّever expose عيوبَfaults النَّاسpeople ماas long as اِستترتْthey remain concealed
لا تَكشِفنّ عيوبَ النَّاس ما اِستترتْ
فكاشفُfor one who exposes العيبfaults منfrom همٍّdistress علىat خطرِrisk
فكاشفُ العيب من همٍّ على خطرِ
Do not expose people's faults while they remain concealed,
for whoever exposes faults risks distress.
ولاand do not تكنْbe بجميلٍbecause of kindness علَّلوكthey lulled you بهwith it
ولا تكنْ بجميلٍ علَّلوك به
مستسلمَwholly trusting القلبat heart مشغولاًdistracted عنfrom الحَذَرِcaution
مستسلمَ القلب مشغولاً عن الحَذَرِ
And do not, because of some kindness with which they have lulled you,
be trusting at heart, heedless of caution.
فالسّوءُfor evil يظهرemerges منfrom دانٍone nearby ومُنْتَزِحٍand one far away
فالسّوءُ يظهر من دانٍ ومُنْتَزِحٍ
والنّارُand fire تخرجcomes forth منfrom قَدْحٍstriking sparks منfrom الحجرِstone
والنّارُ تخرج من قَدْحٍ من الحجرِ
For evil comes from those near and those far away,
and fire comes from striking stone.
وَالمرتضىand the worthy one فيin إخاءٍbrotherhood لستَyou are not واجدَهُfinding him
وَالمرتضى في إخاءٍ لستَ واجدَهُ
ومَنْand whoever عداهis other than him فمثلُis thus like الشّوكthorns والشَّجَرِand trees
ومَنْ عداه فمثلُ الشّوك والشَّجَرِ
And one worthy of brotherhood you will not find;
and anyone other than him is like thorns and trees.
وكلّand every مَنperson whom أنتَyou لاقيهmeet him وآلفُهُand befriend him
وكلّ مَن أنتَ لاقيه وآلفُهُ
مفرّقٌa distinction is made فيهregarding him بينbetween الخُبْرِfirsthand knowledge والخَبَرِand report
مفرّقٌ فيه بين الخُبْرِ والخَبَرِ
And everyone you meet and befriend—
firsthand knowledge of him differs from report.