أنتyou صديقُa friend الناسِpeople ماas long as لمnot تكنْyou are
أنت صديقُ الناسِ ما لم تكنْ
ترغبُyou desire فيماin what عندهمthey have منof حُطامْworldly goods
ترغبُ فيما عندهم من حُطامْ
You are people's friend so long as you do not
You are people's friend unless you yearn
desire the worldly goods they possess.
For their worthless wreckage to upturn
فإنbut if تعرضتَyou seek إلىto رِفْدِهمtheir aid
فإن تعرضتَ إلى رِفْدِهم
كنتyou would be عدواan enemy لهمُto them والسلامand that is that
كنت عدوا لهمُ والسلام
But if you seek their aid,
If you beg for their supply
you become their enemy—and that is that.
You're their foe, and so goodbye
فلاso do not يَغُرَّنّكever deceive you ماwhat أظهرواthey displayed
فلا يَغُرَّنّك ما أظهروا
منof مَلقٍflattery مستعملٍpracticed وابتسامand smiling
من مَلقٍ مستعملٍ وابتسام
So do not be deceived by what they display
Don't be fooled by their front they flaunt
of practiced flattery and smiles.
Of worn courtesy and smiles they vaunt
فالمرضfor illness المؤلمpainful أسبابهُits causes
فالمرض المؤلم أسبابهُ
صادرةٌarising عنfrom طيِّباتِdelicacies of الطعامfood
صادرةٌ عن طيِّباتِ الطعام
For the causes of painful illness
For illness that pains stems its roots
arise from delicious foods.
From niceties and dainty fruits
فاقبلْso accept ولُمْنِىand blame me أوor فخالفthen disagree ولُمْand blame
فاقبلْ ولُمْنِى أو فخالف ولُمْ
نفسَكyourself منfrom بعدىafter me أشدَّthe severest المَلامreproach
نفسَك من بعدى أشدَّ المَلام
So accept and blame me, or disagree and blame
So accept my advice or oppose and blame
yourself after me, with the harshest reproach.
Yourself after me with utmost shame
Sol 6.1