إِذاif المَرءُa person لاdoes not يَرعاكَcare for you إِلّاexcept تَكَلُّفاًwith forced effort
إِذا المَرءُ لا يَرعاكَ إِلّا تَكَلُّفاً
فَدَعهُthen leave him وَلاand do not تُكثِرdo excessively عَلَيهِover him التَأَسُّفاgrieving
فَدَعهُ وَلا تُكثِر عَلَيهِ التَأَسُّفا
If someone cares for you only by forcing himself,
Then leave him, and do not grieve over him too much.
فَفيfor among الناسِpeople أَبدالٌreplacements وَفيand in التَركِletting go راحَةٌrest
فَفي الناسِ أَبدالٌ وَفي التَركِ راحَةٌ
وَفيand in القَلبِthe heart صَبرٌpatience لِلحَبيبِfor the beloved وَلَوand even if جَفاhe turns cold
وَفي القَلبِ صَبرٌ لِلحَبيبِ وَلَو جَفا
For among people are others to take his place, and in letting go there is rest.
And the heart has patience for the beloved, even if he turns cold.
فَماfor not كُلُّevery مَنone who تَهواهُyou love him يَهواكَloves you قَلبُهُhis heart
فَما كُلُّ مَن تَهواهُ يَهواكَ قَلبُهُ
وَلاand not كُلُّevery مَنone who صافَيتَهُyou treated him sincerely لَكَtoward you قَدindeed صَفاwas sincere
وَلا كُلُّ مَن صافَيتَهُ لَكَ قَد صَفا
For not everyone you love has a heart that loves you,
Nor has everyone you have treated sincerely been sincere toward you.
إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنbe صَفوُpurity الوِدادِaffection طَبيعَةًa natural disposition
إِذا لَم يَكُن صَفوُ الوِدادِ طَبيعَةً
فَلاthen no خَيرَgood فيin وِدٍّaffection يَجيءُcomes تَكَلُّفاwith forced effort
فَلا خَيرَ في وِدٍّ يَجيءُ تَكَلُّفا
If purity of affection does not come naturally,
Then there is no good in affection that must be forced.
وَلاand no خَيرَgood فيin خِلٍّa close friend يَخونُbetrays خَليلَهُhis close friend
وَلا خَيرَ في خِلٍّ يَخونُ خَليلَهُ
وَيَلقاهُand meets him مِنfrom بَعدِafter المَوَدَّةِaffection بِالجَفاwith coldness
وَيَلقاهُ مِن بَعدِ المَوَدَّةِ بِالجَفا
Nor is there good in a friend who betrays his friend,
And meets him with coldness after affection,
وَيُنكِرُand disowns عَيشاًa life قَدalready تَقادَمَgrew old عَهدُهُits time
وَيُنكِرُ عَيشاً قَد تَقادَمَ عَهدُهُ
وَيُظهِرُand reveals سِرّاًa secret كانَwas بِالأَمسِyesterday قَدalready خَفاhidden
وَيُظهِرُ سِرّاً كانَ بِالأَمسِ قَد خَفا
And disowns the life they shared long ago,
And reveals a secret that was hidden only yesterday.
سَلامٌfarewell عَلىto الدُنياthe world إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنthere be بِهاin it
سَلامٌ عَلى الدُنيا إِذا لَم يَكُن بِها
صَديقٌa friend صَدوقٌtrustworthy صادِقُtrue to الوَعدِthe promise مُنصِفاfair-minded
صَديقٌ صَدوقٌ صادِقُ الوَعدِ مُنصِفا
Farewell to the world if it holds no
Trustworthy friend, true to his promise and fair.
Sol 6.1