لُكُلِfor every اِمرىءٍperson شَكلٌa counterpart مِنَamong الناسِpeople مِثلُهُlike him
لُكُلِ اِمرىءٍ شَكلٌ مِنَ الناسِ مِثلُهُ
وَكُلُّand every امرىءٍperson يَهوىinclines إِلىtoward مَنwhoever يُشاكِلُهresembles him
وَكُلُّ امرىءٍ يَهوى إِلى مَن يُشاكِلُه
Every person has a counterpart among people, one like himself.
Each man is akin to some shape of mankind
And every person is drawn toward someone who resembles him.
And each man inclines towards who resembles him
وَمالَكَand you have no بُدٌّescape مِنfrom نَزيلٍa lodging companion فَلاso do not تَكُنbe
وَمالَكَ بُدٌّ مِن نَزيلٍ فَلا تَكُن
نَزيلاًa guest لِمَنof someone who يَسعىinforms بِهِagainst him مَنwhoever يُنازِلُهlodges with him
نَزيلاً لِمَن يَسعى بِهِ مَن يُنازِلُه
And you cannot do without someone to lodge with, so do not be
You have no choice but to lodge with a guest
a guest of one denounced by those who lodge with him.
So be no guest of one who seeks through you one to lodge with him
وَإِنand if أَنتَyou نازَلتَyou lodged with الكَريمَthe noble man فَلاقِهِthen meet him
وَإِن أَنتَ نازَلتَ الكَريمَ فَلاقِهِ
بِماwith what أَنتَyou مِنamong أَهلِthe people of المُروءَةِnobility of character قائِلُهone who says it
بِما أَنتَ مِن أَهلِ المُروءَةِ قائِلُه
And if you lodge with a noble man, meet him
And if you lodge with the noble then meet him
with words you would speak as a man of honor.
With what you are capable of, of manliness, saying to him
وَإِنand if أَنتَyou نازَلتَyou lodged with اللَئيمَthe base man فَكُنthen be فَتىًa young man
وَإِن أَنتَ نازَلتَ اللَئيمَ فَكُن فَتىً
تُزايِلُهُyou differ from him فيin فِعلِهِhis conduct وَتُحامِلُهand bear with him
تُزايِلُهُ في فِعلِهِ وَتُحامِلُه
And if you lodge with a base man, be a man
And if you lodge with the base then be a man
who differs from him in conduct and bears with him.
Who bears with him in his acts and who forbears him
إِذاif لَمnot تُداخِلyou associate with عِزَّthe pride of مَنone who كانَwas ذاendowed with حِجىًgood sense
إِذا لَم تُداخِل عِزَّ مَن كانَ ذا حِجىً
وَعَزمٍand resolve وَحَزمٍand prudence لَمnot تَجِدyou will find مَنanyone تُداخِلُهyou associate with him
وَعَزمٍ وَحَزمٍ لَم تَجِد مَن تُداخِلُه
If you will not accept the pride of one endowed with sense,
If you do not admit the honour of one dignified
and resolve and prudence, you will find no one to befriend.
And of resolve, prudence, you will not find one to admit you
وَماand not الناسُpeople إِلّاexcept بِالأُصولِby their roots فَإِنَّماfor it is only
وَما الناسُ إِلّا بِالأُصولِ فَإِنَّما
يُثَبِّتholds firm أَعلىthe top of كُلِّevery بَيتٍhouse أَسافِلُهits lower parts
يُثَبِّت أَعلى كُلِّ بَيتٍ أَسافِلُه
And people stand by their roots alone; for it is
For people are but by principles, surely
the foundations that hold up the top of every house.
He makes firm the top of each house who made firm its bottom
Sol 6.1