الناسُpeople أشكالٌkinds فَمنْso whoever يَكُis راشِداًrightly guided
الناسُ أشكالٌ فَمنْ يَكُ راشِداً
يَصحَبْshould befriend رَشيداًsomeone rightly guided فالغَوِيُّfor the wayward one أخُوbrother of الغَوِيthe wayward one
يَصحَبْ رَشيداً فالغَوِيُّ أخُو الغَوِي
People are of different kinds; so whoever is rightly guided
should befriend the rightly guided, for the wayward is brother to the wayward.
لاnot يستويare alike المرءانِthe two men فيin حالَيهماtheir respective conditions
لا يستوي المرءانِ في حالَيهما
هذاthis one أخوa man of عوجٍcrookedness وهذاand this one مستويstraight
هذا أخو عوجٍ وهذا مستوي
The two men are not alike in their condition:
this one is crooked, and that one is straight.
وابذُلْand give freely لوِدِّكَto your friend صَفْوَthe purest وُدِّكَof your affection وانحَرِفْand turn away
وابذُلْ لوِدِّكَ صَفْوَ وُدِّكَ وانحَرِفْ
عنfrom كُلِّeveryone مَنْwho ينحازُdraws away عنكَfrom you وَينَزويand withdraws
عن كُلِّ مَنْ ينحازُ عنكَ وَينَزوي
Give your friend your purest affection, and turn away
from everyone who draws away from you and withdraws.
وإذاand if التوىbecomes tangled أمرٌa matter عليكَfor you فَخَلِّهِthen leave it
وإذا التوى أمرٌ عليكَ فَخَلِّهِ
واعمِدْand turn لآخَرَto another مُسْمِحٍreadily yielding لاnot يَلتَويbecomes tangled
واعمِدْ لآخَرَ مُسْمِحٍ لا يَلتَوي
And if a matter becomes tangled for you, leave it,
and turn to another that yields readily and stays untangled.
Sol 6.1