وَرُبَّand many a أَخٍbrother لَيسَتis not بِأُمِّكَyour mother أُمُّهُhis mother
وَرُبَّ أَخٍ لَيسَت بِأُمِّكَ أُمُّهُ
مَتىwhenever تَدعُهُyou call him لِلرَوعِin peril يَأتيكَhe comes to you أَبلَجاbright-faced
مَتى تَدعُهُ لِلرَوعِ يَأتيكَ أَبلَجا
And many a brother's mother is not your own.
And a brother who's not born of your mother
Whenever you call him in peril, he comes to you bright-faced.
Will come rushing if ever you feel fear
يُواسيكَhe supports you فيin الجُلَّىgreat calamity وَيَحبوكَand bestows upon you بِالنَدىwith bounty
يُواسيكَ في الجُلَّى وَيَحبوكَ بِالنَدى
وَيَفتَحُand he opens ماwhat كانَhad القَضاfate عَنكَfrom you أَرتَجاbolted shut
وَيَفتَحُ ما كانَ القَضا عَنكَ أَرتَجا
He supports you in great calamity and bestows bounty upon you.
Comfort you when the nights are cold and long
And opens what fate had barred to you.
And reopen what fate had tightly shut
Sol 6.1