لَكَونُindeed, the being of خِلِّكَyour close friend فيin رَمسٍa grave أَعَزُّmore honorable لَهُfor him
لَكَونُ خِلِّكَ في رَمسٍ أَعَزُّ لَهُ
مِنthan أَنthat يَكونَhe should be مَليكاًa king عاقِدَwearing التاجِthe crown
مِن أَن يَكونَ مَليكاً عاقِدَ التاجِ
Indeed, your friend's being in a grave is more honorable for him
than being a king wearing the crown.
المَلكُthe king يَحتاجُneeds أُلّافاًclose companions لِتُنصِرَهُso they may support him
المَلكُ يَحتاجُ أُلّافاً لِتُنصِرَهُ
وَالمَيتُand the dead man لَيسَis not إِلىof خَلقٍany creature بِمُحتاجِin need
وَالمَيتُ لَيسَ إِلى خَلقٍ بِمُحتاجِ
The king needs companions to support him,
while the dead man has no need of any creature.
Sol 6.1