انَّindeed الوفاءَloyalty وفاءٌloyalty لاnot يُغيُرهchanges it
انَّ الوفاءَ وفاءٌ لا يُغيُره
صرفُvicissitudes الزمانِtime بادبارٍin adversity واقبالِand prosperity
صرفُ الزمانِ بادبارٍ واقبالِ
Indeed, loyalty is loyalty, unchanged by
Loyalty is loyalty, time cannot change it
the turns of time, in adversity and prosperity.
Though the years go by, fading and returning
انيindeed I أُنبيكَI tell you عنabout قوليmy words وعنand about خُلقيmy character
اني أُنبيكَ عن قولي وعن خُلقي
والمجدُand glory يعتدُّreckons أَقواليmy words بأفعاليby my deeds
والمجدُ يعتدُّ أَقوالي بأفعالي
Indeed, I tell you of my words and of my character,
I warn you of my words and my ways
and glory measures my words by my deeds.
Glory values my deeds above my speech
قدindeed أَمقتI loathe البخلَstinginess فيin كفٍّa hand بلاwithout عَدَمٍpoverty
قد أَمقت البخلَ في كفٍّ بلا عَدَمٍ
وأَرحمand I pity الجودَgenerosity فيin كفٍّa hand بلاwithout مالِmoney
وأَرحم الجودَ في كفٍّ بلا مالِ
I do loathe stinginess in a hand free of poverty,
I abhor stinginess in a hand that lacks nothing
and pity generosity in a hand without money.
And praise generosity in a hand without wealth
Sol 6.1