ياO صاحباًa companion إنْif غبتَyou are absent عنْfrom عينيهِhis eyes
يا صاحباً إنْ غبتَ عنْ عينيهِ
يشارِكُhe joins المغتابَthe backbiter والعائباand the fault-finder
يشارِكُ المغتابَ والعائبا
O my two companions, if I am absent from his sight,
Oh, a companion who, if you are out of his sight,
he joins the backbiter and the faultfinder.
joins the backbiter and the fault-finder!
ماnot صاحبيmy friend مَنْone who ودَّنيloves me حاضراًpresent
ما صاحبي مَنْ ودَّني حاضراً
بلbut صاحبيmy friend مَنْone who ودَّنيloves me غائباabsent
بل صاحبي مَنْ ودَّني غائبا
My friend is not one who loves me when I am present;
My friend is not one who loves me when I am present,
rather, my friend is one who loves me when I am absent.
but one who loves me when I am absent.
Sol 6.1