وَصَديقٍand a friend لاno عَيبَfault فيهِin him إِذاwhen فُتis examined (first fragment)
وَصَديقٍ لا عَيبَ فيهِ إِذا فُت
تِشَis examined (final fragment) إِلّاexcept اِغتِيابُهُhis backbiting لِلصَديقِof the friend
تِشَ إِلّا اِغتِيابُهُ لِلصَديقِ
And a friend with no fault when examined,
Friend without fault when absent
except his backbiting of his friend.
His sole fault's talking behind your back.
إِنif يُلاحِظكَhe looks at you فَالشَفيقُthen the compassionate one وَإِنand if غِبare absent (verb fragment)
إِن يُلاحِظكَ فَالشَفيقُ وَإِن غِب
تَyou (verb suffix) فَسَبعٌthen a beast عَلَيكَagainst you غَيرُnot شَفيقُcompassionate
تَ فَسَبعٌ عَلَيكَ غَيرُ شَفيقُ
If he looks at you, he is compassionate; but if you are absent,
If he's with you, he's kind and dear
he is a beast against you, without compassion.
Left alone, he's cruel, insincere.
Sol 6.1