كَم مِن أَخٍ لَكَ لَستَ تُنكِرُهُ
مادُمتَ مِن دُنياكَ في يُسرِ
How many a brother you have, no stranger to you
How many a brother you have whom you don't deny
so long as you live at ease in this world,
As long as you're comfortable in your life
مُتَصَنِّعٌ لَكَ في مَوَدَّتِهِ
يَلقاكَ بِالتَرحيبِ وَالبِشرِ
feigning affection for you,
He pretends affection towards you
meeting you with welcome and good cheer!
Greets you with welcome and good news
يُطري الوَفاءَ وَذا الوَفاءِ وَيَل
حى الغَدرَ مُجتَهِداً وَذا الغَدرِ
He extols loyalty and the loyal, and reproaches
He flies loyalty, yes with loyalty, but woe
treachery and the treacherous with zeal.
He works hard at betrayal, yes at betrayal
فَإِذا عَدا وَالدَهرُ ذو غِيَرٍ
دَهرٌ عَلَيكَ عَدا مَعَ الدَهرِ
But if you are assailed—and time is full of reversals—
So when time turns against with its changes
by time, he assails you along with time.
Time has turned against you with the changes
فَاِرفُض بِإِجمالٍ أُخُوَّةَ مَن
يَقلى المُقِلَّ وَيَعشَقُ المُثري
So graciously reject the brotherhood of one
So generally reject the brotherhood of those
who loathes the poor and adores the rich.
Who befriend the poor and love the wealthy
وَعَلَيكَ مَن حالاهُ واحِدَةٌ
في اليُسرِ إِمّا كُنتَ وَالعُسرِ
And hold fast to one who is the same in both states,
And beware those who treated you the same
whether you are in ease or hardship.
In ease or hardship, wherever you were
لا تَخلِطَنَّهُم بِغَبرِهِم
مَن يَخلُطُ العِقيانَ بِالصُفرِ
Do not mix them with the others:
Don't mix them with their dust
who would mix pure gold with brass?
Those who mix snakes and yellow dogs
Sol 6.1