إِذاif الخِلُّthe friend لَمnot يَغفِرforgive إِساءَةَthe offense خِلِّهِof his friend
إِذا الخِلُّ لَم يَغفِر إِساءَةَ خِلِّهِ
فَماthen not ذاكَthat إِلّاexcept لِاِختِلالِbecause of a deficiency in المَكارِمِnoble virtues
فَما ذاكَ إِلّا لِاِختِلالِ المَكارِمِ
If a friend does not forgive his friend's offense,
If a friend does not forgive a friend's offense,
then that is due only to a failure of noble virtues.
It is only due to the absence of noble traits.
فَكُنso be آيِساًwithout hope مِنof طَعمِthe taste of شُكرٍgratitude تَذوقُهُyou taste it
فَكُن آيِساً مِن طَعمِ شُكرٍ تَذوقُهُ
إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنbe فيin الذَوقِtasting حُلوَsweet المَطاعِمِthe flavors
إِذا لَم يَكُن في الذَوقِ حُلوَ المَطاعِمِ
So despair of the taste of gratitude you might savor,
So despair of tasting the flavor of gratitude
if its flavors are not sweet to the palate.
If there is no sweetness in the taste.
Sol 6.1