القmeet منwhoever شكّdoubts فيكabout you بالشكّwith doubt فيهabout him
الق من شكّ فيك بالشكّ فيه
دعهleave him لاdo not تحفهhonor him ولاnor تصطفيهchoose him as a friend
دعه لا تحفه ولا تصطفيه
Meet whoever doubts you with doubt about him.
Leave him; neither honor him nor choose him as a friend.
منwhoever سلاforgot عنكabout you فاسلthen forget عنهabout him فماfor what مقworth (first fragment)
من سلا عنك فاسل عنه فما مق
دارworth (remaining fragment) منof one who صدّturned away عنكfrom you أنthat تشتهيهyou should desire him
دار من صدّ عنك أن تشتهيه
Whoever forgets you, forget him; for what is the worth
of one who turns away from you, that you should desire him?
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle الفقيهthe jurist وإلىbefriended (apparently والى) سفيهاa fool
وإذا ما الفقيه وإلى سفيها
صارbecame حكمthe status of الفقيهthe jurist حكمthe status of السفيهthe fool
صار حكم الفقيه حكم السفيه
And when a jurist befriends a fool,
The jurist's status becomes that of the fool.
صاحبbefriend الدهرTime للقلوبfor the hearts (unclear here) وصافيهand be sincere with it
صاحب الدهر للقلوب وصافيه
وإلاand if not سقاكit will make you drink ماwhat حطwas put فيهinto it
وإلا سقاك ما حط فيه
Befriend Time, “for the hearts” [wording unclear], and be sincere with it;
Otherwise, it will make you drink what was put into it.
Sol 6.1