وفاقُ الأقربينَ غِنىً وعِزٌّ
وخلفُهُمُ المذلَّةُ والعُرامُ
The concord of close kin is wealth and might;
their discord is abasement and fierce strife.
متى ما تَلْقَ دهْرَكَ وهو حربٌ
فإِن أخاك درعُكَ والحُسَامُ
Whenever you meet Fate and find it at war,
your brother is your shield and keen-edged sword.
يُضامُ المرءُ منفرداً وحيداً
وينصُرهُ أخوهُ ولا يُضَامُ
A man, isolated and alone, is wronged;
his brother comes to his aid, and he is wronged no more.
كذاك القِدْحُ يُكْسَرُ وهو فَرْدٌ
ويُشفَعُ بالقِداحِ فلا يُرامُ
Likewise, an arrow-shaft is broken while alone,
yet, joined with other shafts, it cannot be assailed.
Sol 5.6