إِذاif ماever (emphatic particle) كُنتَyou are مُتَّخِذاًtaking خَليلاًa close friend
إِذا ما كُنتَ مُتَّخِذاً خَليلاً
فَمِثلَthen like الفَضلِal-Fadl فَاِتَّخِذِthen take الخَليلاthe close friend
فَمِثلَ الفَضلِ فَاِتَّخِذِ الخَليلا
If ever you are to take a close friend,
If you seek a friend, then seek one of noble virtue,
Then choose a friend like al-Fadl.
Who views your meager gratitude as plentiful,
يَرىhe regards الشُكرَgratitude القَليلَlittle لَهُto him عَظيماًgreat
يَرى الشُكرَ القَليلَ لَهُ عَظيماً
وَيُعطيand he gives مِنfrom مَواهِبِهِhis gifts الجَزيلاa generous amount
وَيُعطي مِن مَواهِبِهِ الجَزيلا
He regards a little gratitude shown him as great,
And gives abundantly of his gifts.
And gives abundantly of his gifts.
Wherever I turn my eyes, I find,
أَرانيI find myself حَيثُماwherever يَمَّمتُI directed طَرفيmy gaze
أَراني حَيثُما يَمَّمتُ طَرفي
وَجَدتُI found عَلىof مَكارِمِهِhis noble deeds دَليلاa sign
وَجَدتُ عَلى مَكارِمِهِ دَليلا
I find myself, wherever I turn my gaze,
Signs of his noble qualities.
Finding a sign of his noble deeds.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1