أَخِلّاءُ الرَخاءِ هُمُ كَثيرٌ
وَلَكِن في البَلاءِ هُمُ قَليلُ
Friends in times of ease are many,
but in adversity they are few.
فَلا يَغرُركَ خُلَّةُ مَن تُؤاخي
فَما لَكَ عِندَ نائِبَةٍ خَليلُ
Do not let the friendship of one you befriend deceive you,
for when calamity strikes, you have no true friend.
وَكُلُّ أَخٍ يَقولُ أَنا وَفِيٌّ
وَلَكِن لَيسَ يَفعَلُ ما يَقولُ
Every brother says, “I am loyal,”
but he does not do what he says—
سِوى خِلٍّ لَهُ حَسَبٌ وَدينٌ
فَذاكَ لِما يَقولُ هُوَ الفَعولُ
except a friend possessed of honor and faith:
that one truly acts upon his word.
Sol 5.6