وَإِنَّand indeed مِنَamong الإِخوانِfriends إِخوانَfriends of كَشرَةٍa grin
وَإِنَّ مِنَ الإِخوانِ إِخوانَ كَشرَةٍ
وَإِخوانَand friends of حَيّاكَmay he bless you الإِلَهُGod وَمَرحَباand welcome
وَإِخوانَ حَيّاكَ الإِلَهُ وَمَرحَبا
And indeed, among friends are friends of a grin,
Indeed, among brothers there are many who are evil,
and friends of “May God bless you!” and “Welcome!”
And brothers who greet you, "God keep you well!"
وَإِخوانَand friends of كَيفَhow الحالُthe condition وَالأَهلُand the family كُلُّهُall of it
وَإِخوانَ كَيفَ الحالُ وَالأَهلُ كُلُّهُ
وَذَلِكَand that لاnot يَسوىis worth نَقيراًa speck on a date stone مُتَرَّباdust-covered
وَذَلِكَ لا يَسوى نَقيراً مُتَرَّبا
and friends of “How are you and all the family?”
And brothers who ask, "How is it going? And the family, all well?"
and all that is not worth a dusty speck on a date stone.
Yet that is not worth a tiny fly.
جَوادٌgenerous إِذاwhen اِستَغنَيتَyou have no need عَنهُof him بِمالِهِwith his money
جَوادٌ إِذا اِستَغنَيتَ عَنهُ بِمالِهِ
يَقولُhe says إِلَيَّto me القَرضُthe loan وَالقَرضُand the loan فَاِطلُباso ask
يَقولُ إِلَيَّ القَرضُ وَالقَرضُ فَاِطلُبا
He is generous with his money when you have no need of him;
A generous man, when you become self-sufficient and need not his money,
he says, “Come to me for a loan—ask for a loan!”
Says "Lend me some! Lend me!" though you owe him naught.
فَإِنbut if أَنتَyou حاوَلتَyou seek الَّذيthat which خَلفَbehind ظَهرِهِhis back
فَإِن أَنتَ حاوَلتَ الَّذي خَلفَ ظَهرِهِ
وَجَدتَyou find الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades مِنهُthan it فيin البُعدِdistance أَقرَباnearer
وَجَدتَ الثُرَيّا مِنهُ في البُعدِ أَقرَبا
But if you seek what lies behind his back,
But if you seek the one who turned his back,
you find the Pleiades, for all their distance, nearer than it.
You'll find the rich man in estrangement nearer.
Sol 6.1