أخُوكَyour brother الذيwho إنif عَثَرْstumbled (continued next line)
أخُوكَ الذي إن عَثَرْ
تَyou (verb ending) أَنْهَضَhe lifted you up منfrom عَثْرَتِكْyour stumble
تَ أَنْهَضَ من عَثْرَتِكْ
Your brother is he who, if you stumble,
Your brother who if you stumble
lifts you up from your fall;
Will help you up from your stumbling
وإِنْand if ظَهَرَتْbecomes apparent خَلَّةٌa need
وإِنْ ظَهَرَتْ خَلَّةٌ
لهto him سَدَّhe makes good منof خلّتِكْyour need
له سَدَّ من خلّتِكْ
and if a need becomes apparent
And if a flaw appears
to him, he supplies what you lack.
He will conceal your flaws
يَزِيْنُكَhe adorns you فيin حَضْرَتِكْyour presence
يَزِيْنُكَ في حَضْرَتِكْ
ويرْعَاكَand he watches over you فيin غَيْبَتِكْyour absence
ويرْعَاكَ في غَيْبَتِكْ
He adorns you in your presence
He adorns you in your presence
and watches over you in your absence;
And minds you in your absence
شَرِيكُكَyour partner فيin مِحْنَتِكَyour hardship
شَرِيكُكَ في مِحْنَتِكَ
وَأُنْسكَand your comfort فيin نِعْمَتِكْyour prosperity
وَأُنْسكَ في نِعْمَتِكْ
your partner in your hardship,
Your partner in your adversity
and your comfort in your prosperity.
And your companion in your prosperity
Sol 6.1