أَخٌa brother لِيَof mine أَحلىsweeter مِنَthan العافِيَهgood health
أَخٌ لِيَ أَحلى مِنَ العافِيَه
مَوارِدُthe wellsprings أَخلاقِهِof his character صافِيَهclear
مَوارِدُ أَخلاقِهِ صافِيَه
I have a brother sweeter than good health;
the wellsprings of his character are clear.
يَريشُhe feathers جَناحيmy wing بِإِحسانِهِwith his kindness
يَريشُ جَناحي بِإِحسانِهِ
إِذاwhen العُدمُdestitution لَمnot يُبقَleave ليfor me خافِيَهa secondary wing-feather
إِذا العُدمُ لَم يُبقَ لي خافِيَه
He feathers my wing with his kindness
when destitution has left me not a single feather.
وَإِنand if كانَis شُكريmy gratitude لَهُto him وَصلاًa bond of affection
وَإِن كانَ شُكري لَهُ وَصلاً
فَلَيسَتthen ... are not عَطياهُhis gifts ليto me جافِيَهcold
فَلَيسَت عَطياهُ لي جافِيَه
And if my gratitude to him is a bond of affection,
then his gifts to me are not cold.
Sol 6.1