منwhoever كانis لاnot ترضيهpleases him منكfrom you مودّةٌaffection
من كان لا ترضيه منك مودّةٌ
فاِحذرْthen guard against عداوتَهhis enmity بكلّby every طريقِmeans
فاِحذرْ عداوتَه بكلّ طريقِ
Whoever is not pleased by affection from you,
He who is not pleased by your affection
Then guard against his enmity by every means.
Beware his enmity in every way
فعدوُّfor one hostile to ماwhat تُولاهُyou are granted it غيرُnot مُغيَّرٍchanged
فعدوُّ ما تُولاهُ غيرُ مُغيَّرٍ
وحسودُand one envious of ماwhat تُعطاهُyou are given it غيرُnot مفيقِcoming to his senses
وحسودُ ما تُعطاهُ غيرُ مفيقِ
For one hostile to what you are granted remains unchanged,
An enemy of what you befriend remains unchanged
And one who envies what you are given does not come to his senses.
And one envious of what you give stays unawakened
وإذاand if طلبتَyou seek مودّةًaffection ترضىyou are satisfied بهاwith it
وإذا طلبتَ مودّةً ترضى بها
لمdid not تُلْفِهاyou find it منfrom بينamong كلّevery فريقِgroup
لم تُلْفِها من بين كلّ فريقِ
And if you seek affection that satisfies you,
And if you seek affection that satisfies
You will not find it in every group.
You will not find it among any group
Sol 6.1