يُقاسُ المَرءُ بِالمَرءِ

يُقاسُ المَرءُ بِالمَرءِ

إِذا ما هُوَ ماشاهُ

إِذا ما هُوَ ماشاهُ

A man is judged by another man

A man is measured by a man

when he walks beside him.

When he walks with him

وَلِلقَلبِ عَلى القَلبِ

وَلِلقَلبِ عَلى القَلبِ

دَليلٌ حينَ يَلقاهُ

دَليلٌ حينَ يَلقاهُ

And one heart has, concerning another heart,

And for the heart over the heart

a sign when it meets it.

There is evidence when it meets it

وَلِلشَكلِ عَلى الشَكلِ

وَلِلشَكلِ عَلى الشَكلِ

مَقايِيسٌ وَأَشباهُ

مَقايِيسٌ وَأَشباهُ

And for like compared with like,

And for the form over the form

there are measures and resemblances.

There are standards and similarities

وَفي العَينِ غِناً لِلعَي

وَفي العَينِ غِناً لِلعَي

نِ أَن تَنطِقَ أَفواهُ

نِ أَن تَنطِقَ أَفواهُ

And the eye holds enough for the eye,

And in the eye is abundance for the eye

without mouths needing to speak.

That mouths speak

وَلا تَصحَب أَخا الجَهلِ

وَلا تَصحَب أَخا الجَهلِ

وَإِيّاكَ وَإِيّاهُ

وَإِيّاكَ وَإِيّاهُ

And do not keep company with a brother of ignorance;

And do not accompany the ignorant brother

and beware of him.

And beware of him and beware of him

فَكَم مِن جاهِلٍ أَردى

فَكَم مِن جاهِلٍ أَردى

حَليماً حينَ آخاهُ

حَليماً حينَ آخاهُ

For many an ignorant man has ruined

So how many an ignorant made stray

a forbearing man when he made him his brother.

A forbearing one when befriending him

وَذو العُرِّ إِذا ما اِحتَك

وَذو العُرِّ إِذا ما اِحتَك

كَ ذا الصِحَّةِ أَعداهُ

كَ ذا الصِحَّةِ أَعداهُ

And one with scabies, when he rubs

And the one with intellect, if he associates

against a healthy man, infects him.

With the healthy, will make him his enemy