مَن ذا الَّذي بِإِخائِهِ وَبِوُدِّهِ

مَن ذا الَّذي بِإِخائِهِ وَبِوُدِّهِ

مِن بَعدِ وُدِّكَ أَو إِخائِكَ أَفرَحُ

مِن بَعدِ وُدِّكَ أَو إِخائِكَ أَفرَحُ

Who is there whose brotherhood and affection

Who else with kinship and affection

Could gladden me after your affection or brotherhood?

Could bring me joy after your love and brotherhood?

لَمّا يَقول الكاشِحونَ لَنا غَداً

لَمّا يَقول الكاشِحونَ لَنا غَداً

وَعيونُهُم نَحوي وَنَحوَكَ تلمَحُ

وَعيونُهُم نَحوي وَنَحوَكَ تلمَحُ

When our ill-wishers speak to us tomorrow,

When the slanderers say to us tomorrow

Their eyes glancing toward me and toward you—

Their eyes glance at me and at you

قَد رابَهُم مِن بَعدِ حُسنِ تَواصُلٍ

قَد رابَهُم مِن بَعدِ حُسنِ تَواصُلٍ

مِنّا مُباعدَةٌ وَبَينٌ مُفصِحُ

مِنّا مُباعدَةٌ وَبَينٌ مُفصِحُ

Their suspicions already stirred, after such fine fellowship,

They are troubled by our close companionship

By estrangement on our part and a parting that speaks plainly—

From us is aloofness and conspicuous separation

أَمُريهِم ما يَشتَهونَ وَفاعِلٌ

أَمُريهِم ما يَشتَهونَ وَفاعِلٌ

مِن ذاكَ ما يُثنى وَما يُستَقبَحُ

مِن ذاكَ ما يُثنى وَما يُستَقبَحُ

Will you show them what they desire, and do

Their command is what they desire and an agent

Both what is praised in that and what is deemed shameful,

Of this, what is praised and what is condemned

أَم مُمسِكٌ بِوصالِ خِلٍّ ناصِحٍ

أَم مُمسِكٌ بِوصالِ خِلٍّ ناصِحٍ

مَحض الأُخوَّة مِثلُهُ لا يُطرَحُ

مَحض الأُخوَّة مِثلُهُ لا يُطرَحُ

Or hold fast to the bond of a sincere friend,

Or one holding on to the friendship of sincere brethren

Pure in brotherhood—one like him is not cast aside?

Pure fraternity, the likes of him are not discarded

أَيّاً فَعَلتَ فَلا تَزالُ مُقيمَةً

أَيّاً فَعَلتَ فَلا تَزالُ مُقيمَةً

في الصَدرِ مِنكَ مُوَدَّةٌ لا تَبرَحُ

في الصَدرِ مِنكَ مُوَدَّةٌ لا تَبرَحُ

Whichever you do, there will always remain

Whatever you have done, you still remain

In my breast an affection for you that never departs.

In my heart an affection that does not depart