لُكُلِfor every اِمرىءٍman شَكلٌa counterpart مِنَamong الناسِthe people مِثلُهُlike him
لُكُلِ اِمرىءٍ شَكلٌ مِنَ الناسِ مِثلُهُ
وَكُلُّand every امرىءٍman يَهوىis drawn إِلىtoward مَنone who يُشاكِلُهresembles him
وَكُلُّ امرىءٍ يَهوى إِلى مَن يُشاكِلُه
Every man has his like among the people,
and every man is drawn to one who resembles him.
وَمالَكَand you have no بُدٌّescape مِنfrom نَزيلٍa lodging companion فَلاso do not تَكُنbe
وَمالَكَ بُدٌّ مِن نَزيلٍ فَلا تَكُن
نَزيلاًa lodging companion لِمَنto one whom يَسعىinforms بِهِagainst him مَنone who يُنازِلُهkeeps his company
نَزيلاً لِمَن يَسعى بِهِ مَن يُنازِلُه
You cannot do without a companion, so do not be
a companion to one whom his companion denounces.
وَإِنand if أَنتَyou نازَلتَyou kept company with الكَريمَthe noble man فَلاقِهِthen meet him
وَإِن أَنتَ نازَلتَ الكَريمَ فَلاقِهِ
بِماwith what أَنتَyou مِنamong أَهلِpeople of المُروءَةِhonor قائِلُهsaying it
بِما أَنتَ مِن أَهلِ المُروءَةِ قائِلُه
And if you keep company with a noble man, meet him
with words you would speak as a man of honor.
وَإِنand if أَنتَyou نازَلتَyou kept company with اللَئيمَthe base man فَكُنthen be فَتىًa young man
وَإِن أَنتَ نازَلتَ اللَئيمَ فَكُن فَتىً
تُزايِلُهُyou differ from him فيin فِعلِهِhis conduct وَتُحامِلُهand you bear with him
تُزايِلُهُ في فِعلِهِ وَتُحامِلُه
And if you keep company with a base man, be a man
who differs from him in conduct and bears with him.
إِذاif لَمnot تُداخِلyou associate with عِزَّthe pride of مَنone who كانَis ذاendowed with حِجىًgood sense
إِذا لَم تُداخِل عِزَّ مَن كانَ ذا حِجىً
وَعَزمٍand resolve وَحَزمٍand prudence لَمnot تَجِدyou find مَنanyone whom تُداخِلُهyou befriend
وَعَزمٍ وَحَزمٍ لَم تَجِد مَن تُداخِلُه
If you will not abide the pride of one endowed with good sense
and resolve and prudence, you will find no one to befriend.
وَماand not الناسُthe people إِلّاexcept بِالأُصولِthrough 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 depend on their roots alone, for it is
the foundations that hold firm the top of every house.
Sol 6.1