لَناwe have صَديقٌa friend سَيِّئٌbad فِعلُهُhis conduct
لَنا صَديقٌ سَيِّئٌ فِعلُهُ
لَيسَthere is not لَهُfor him فيamong الناسِthe people مِنany حامِدِone who praises
لَيسَ لَهُ في الناسِ مِن حامِدِ
We have a friend whose conduct is bad;
We have a bad friend whose deed
No one among the people praises him.
Has no one among people to praise him
لَوif كانَwere فيin الدُنياthe world لَهُfor him قيمَةٌvalue
لَو كانَ في الدُنيا لَهُ قيمَةٌ
بِعناهُwe would sell him بِالناقِصِfor less وَالزائِدِand for more
بِعناهُ بِالناقِصِ وَالزائِدِ
If he were worth anything in this world,
If he had any worth in this world
We would sell him for less or more.
I would sell him for less or for more
أَخلاقُهُhis character تَحكيresembles الطَريقَthe road الَّتيthat
أَخلاقُهُ تَحكي الطَريقَ الَّتي
مِنَfrom السُوَيداءِal-Suwayda إِلىto آمِدِAmid
مِنَ السُوَيداءِ إِلى آمِدِ
His character resembles the road that runs
His manners tell of the way that leads
From al-Suwayda to Amid.
From As-Suwayda to Amid
Sol 6.1