منwhoever كانwas فيin سعةprosperity تسيرwalk وراءهbehind him
من كان في سعة تسير وراءه
اتباعهhis followers فكأنهمso, as if they were افياءshadows
اتباعه فكأنهم افياء
Behind whoever lives in prosperity walk
Whoever is in power, people follow behind him
His followers, as though they were shadows.
As if they are shadows
واذاand when اللياليthe nights غيرتchanged سعدgood fortune امرئof a man
واذا الليالي غيرت سعد امرئ
يخفىdisappears الصديقthe friend وتظهرand appear الاعداءthe enemies
يخفى الصديق وتظهر الاعداء
And when the nights change a man's good fortune,
And when fate changes a man's fortunes
The friend disappears, and enemies appear.
Friends hide while enemies appear
Sol 6.1