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How can one be a brother or one of moral character

أنى يكون أخا أو ذا محافظة

1. How can one be a brother or one of moral character
When you are suspicious of him in his absence, alarmed and anxious,

١. أَنّى يَكونُ أَخاً أَو ذا مُحافَظَةٍ
مَن أَنتَ مِن غَيبِهِ مُستَشعِرٌ وَجَلا

2. If you are away from him you continue to doubt him
With suspicion, and ask about what he said or did,

٢. إِذا تَغَيَّبتَ لَم تَبرَح تَظُنُّ بِهِ
ظَنّاً وَتَسأَلُ عَمّا قالَ أَو فَعَلا

3. He shows intimacy towards a friend of his
So that one day when he is unawares, he may attack him,

٣. يُري الصَديقَ لَهُ مِنهُ مُكاشَرَةً
كَيما يَصولَ بِهِ يَوماً إِذا غَفَلا

4. His enmity does not appear for you to recognize it,
Nor does his love for you ever become balanced.

٤. فَلا عَداوَتُهُ تَبدو فَتَعرِفُها
مِنهُ وَلا وُدُّهُ يَوماً لَهُ اِعتَدَلا