أُحِبُّI love مِنَamong الإِخوانِfriends كُلَّevery مُؤاتِaccommodating person
أُحِبُّ مِنَ الإِخوانِ كُلَّ مُؤاتِ
وَفِيٍّfaithful يَغُضُّlowers الطَرفَthe gaze عَنaway from عَثَراتيmy missteps
وَفِيٍّ يَغُضُّ الطَرفَ عَن عَثَراتي
Among friends, I love every accommodating one,
faithful, who turns a blind eye to my missteps,
يُوافِقُنيagrees with me فيin كُلِّevery خَيرٍgood thing أُريدُهُI desire it
يُوافِقُني في كُلِّ خَيرٍ أُريدُهُ
وَيَحفَظُنيand protects me حَيّاًalive وَبَعدَand after وَفاتيmy death
وَيَحفَظُني حَيّاً وَبَعدَ وَفاتي
who supports me in every good thing I seek,
and protects me in life and after my death.
وَمَنand who ليfor me بِهَذاwith such a person لَيتَif only أَنّيthat I أَصَبتُهُI found him
وَمَن لي بِهَذا لَيتَ أَنّي أَصَبتُهُ
فَقاسَمتُهُthen I shared with him ماليwhat I have مِنَof الحَسَناتِgood deeds
فَقاسَمتُهُ مالي مِنَ الحَسَناتِ
And who can bring me such a friend? If only I had found him,
then I would share with him whatever good deeds I have.
تَصَفَّحتُI examined إِخوانيmy friends فَكانَand were أَقَلُّهُمvery few of them
تَصَفَّحتُ إِخواني فَكانَ أَقَلُّهُم
عَلىdespite كَثرَةِthe abundance of الإِخوانِfriends أَهلَpeople ثِقاتِtrustworthy
عَلى كَثرَةِ الإِخوانِ أَهلَ ثِقاتِ
I examined my friends, and very few of them were
worthy of trust, despite their great number.
Sol 6.1