مَنwhoever لَمdid not يَرِدكَwant you فَلاthen do not تُرِدهwant him
مَن لَم يَرِدكَ فَلا تُرِده
لِيَكُنlet him be كَأَنَas though لَمdid not تَستَفدهgain him
لِيَكُن كَأَنَ لَم تَستَفده
Whoever does not want you, do not want him.
He who wishes you not well, do not wish him ill
Let him be as though you had never gained him.
Act as if he brought you no benefit
باعِدkeep at a distance أَخاكَyour brother بِبُعدِهِin proportion to his distance
باعِد أَخاكَ بِبُعدِهِ
وَإِذاand if نَأىdraws away شِبراًa handspan فَزِدهthen give him more distance
وَإِذا نَأى شِبراً فَزِده
Distance yourself from your brother as he distances himself.
Keep your brother at a distance through his misdeed
And if he draws a handspan away, give him still more distance.
And if he moves away an inch, push him further still
وَاحلُمand be forbearing إِذاwhen نَطَقَspeaks السَفيthe fool (word begins)
وَاحلُم إِذا نَطَقَ السَفي
هُcompletion of 'the fool' فَمَنso whoever يَرِدseeks شَرّاًevil فَرِدهthen repel him
هُ فَمَن يَرِد شَرّاً فَرِده
And be forbearing when the fool speaks;
Be forbearing if the fool speaks idle words
whoever seeks evil, repel him.
He who wishes evil, evil will befall
كَمhow many مِنof أَخٍa brother لَكَfor you ياO اِبنَson of بَشBashshar (name begins)
كَم مِن أَخٍ لَكَ يا اِبنَ بَش
شارٍcompletion of 'Bashshar' وَأُمَّكَand your mother لَمdid not تَلِدهbear him
شارٍ وَأُمَّكَ لَم تَلِده
How many a brother you have, O son of Bashshar,
You have many brothers, son of Bashshar
though your mother did not bear him!
Whose mothers did not give them birth
وَأَخيand a brother of مَناسِبَةٍkinship يَسوdispleases (word begins)
وَأَخي مَناسِبَةٍ يَسو
ؤُكَcompletion of 'displeases you' غِبُّهُhis eventual outcome إِنif لَمdid not تَفِدهbenefit him
ؤُكَ غِبُّهُ إِن لَم تَفِده
And a brother by blood displeases
And a brother of circumstance who will do you wrong
you in the end if you do not benefit him.
His absence is better if you cannot mend him
Sol 6.1