وَخِلٍّ كُنتُ عَينَ النُصحِ مِنهُ

وَخِلٍّ كُنتُ عَينَ النُصحِ مِنهُ

إِذا نَظَرَت وَمُستَمِعاً مُطيعا

إِذا نَظَرَت وَمُستَمِعاً مُطيعا

And for a friend I was the eye of sincere counsel,

And while I was the eyes of sincere counsel to him

whenever it looked, and an obedient listener.

Whenever I looked, he was an obedient listener

أَطافَ بِغَيَّةٍ فَنَهَيتُ عَنها

أَطافَ بِغَيَّةٍ فَنَهَيتُ عَنها

وَقُلتُ لَهُ أَرى أَمراً شَنيعا

وَقُلتُ لَهُ أَرى أَمراً شَنيعا

He hovered about a misdeed, so I warned him against it,

He desired some wickedness, so I forbade it

and said to him, "I see a heinous deed."

And said to him "I see a heinous matter"

أَرَدتُ رَشادَهُ جَهدي فَلَمّا

أَرَدتُ رَشادَهُ جَهدي فَلَمّا

أَبى وَعَصى أَتيَناها جَميعا

أَبى وَعَصى أَتيَناها جَميعا

I sought to guide him aright with all my might; but when

I wanted to guide him with all my effort, but when

he refused and disobeyed, we committed it together.

He refused and disobeyed, we both arrived there