إذاif زارvisits الصديقthe friend أخاهhis brother يوماone day
إذا زار الصديق أخاه يوما
بغيرwithout هديّةa gift وبلاand without طعامfood
بغير هديّة وبلا طعام
If a friend visits his brother one day
When a friend visits his brother one day
without a gift and without food,
Without a gift or food along the way
فتلكthen that زيارةa visit لاno خيرgood فيهاin it
فتلك زيارة لا خير فيها
كأنas though القومthe people كانواthey were فيin منامa dream
كأن القوم كانوا في منام
then that is a visit with no good in it,
That visit has no good, I say
as though the people were in a dream.
As if the people were asleep at play
Sol 6.1