تَكَثَّر مِنَ الإِخوانِ ما اِسطَعتَ إِنَّهُم

بُطونٌ إِذا اِستَنجَدتَهُم وَظُهورُ

Many brothers abound when riches gleam bright

In times of need, they leave you in the lurch

وَما بِكَثيرٍ أَلفُ خِلٍّ لِعاقِلٍ

وَإِنَّ عَدُوّاً واحِداً لَكَثيرُ

With sense, one finds that friends are few indeed

While a single foe outnumbers a host perched