فُؤادُكَyour heart خَفّاقٌthrobbing وَبَرقُكَand your lightning خافِقُflickering
فُؤادُكَ خَفّاقٌ وَبَرقُكَ خافِقُ
وَأَعياكَand has eluded you فيin الدُنياthe world خَليلٌa close friend مُوافِقُcongenial
وَأَعياكَ في الدُنيا خَليلٌ مُوافِقُ
Your heart throbs, and your lightning flickers;
And in this world, a congenial friend has eluded you.
تَخَيَّرchoose فَإِمّاthen either وَحدَةٌsolitude مِثلُlike مَيتَةٍdeath
تَخَيَّر فَإِمّا وَحدَةٌ مِثلُ مَيتَةٍ
وَإِمّاor else جَليسٌa companion فيin الحَياةِlife مُنافِقُhypocritical
وَإِمّا جَليسٌ في الحَياةِ مُنافِقُ
Choose, then: either solitude like death,
Or a hypocritical companion in life.
أَردَتyou wanted رَفيقاًa companion كَيso that يَنالَكَmay reach you رِفقُهُhis kindness
أَردَت رَفيقاً كَي يَنالَكَ رِفقُهُ
فَدَعهُso leave him إِذاif لَمnot تَأتِcome مِنهُfrom him المَرافِقُbenefits
فَدَعهُ إِذا لَم تَأتِ مِنهُ المَرافِقُ
You wanted a companion so that his kindness might reach you;
So leave him if no benefits come from him.
Sol 6.1