لَناwe have صَديقٌa friend خيرُthe best of أحوالِهِhis qualities
لَنا صَديقٌ خيرُ أحوالِهِ
إذhis submission (first fragment) عانُهُhis submission (remaining fragment) للخَيرِto good والشَّرِّand evil
إذ عانُهُ للخَيرِ والشَّرِّ
We have a friend whose finest quality
is his submission to good and evil.
ينَجرّis dragged along فيin كُلِّevery جَرّpull فلاso not
ينَجرّ في كُلِّ جَرّ فلا
تراهُyou see him يَوماًon any day غيرother than مُنجَرِّdragged along
تراهُ يَوماً غير مُنجَرِّ
He is dragged along by every pull, so
you never see him any day but dragged along.
كأنَّهُas though he were بابُthe chapter on المُضافِthe annexed noun الذّيwhich
كأنَّهُ بابُ المُضافِ الذّي
ليسَnot يُواتيهِsuits it سِوىexcept الجَرِّthe genitive (also: dragging)
ليسَ يُواتيهِ سِوى الجَرِّ
As though he were the chapter on the annexed noun, which
admits nothing but the genitive.
Sol 6.1