أَلا إِنَّما الإِخوانُ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

أَلا إِنَّما الإِخوانُ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

وَلا خَيرَ في وُدِّ الصَديقِ المُماذِقِ

وَلا خَيرَ في وُدِّ الصَديقِ المُماذِقِ

Take heed: true brothers are known only in times of trial.

Alas! Brothers are only during adversities,

And there is no good in the affection of an insincere friend.

And no good is in the affection of the flattering friend.

لَعَمرُكَ ما شَيءٌ مِنَ العَيشِ كُلِّهِ

لَعَمرُكَ ما شَيءٌ مِنَ العَيشِ كُلِّهِ

أَقَرَّ لِعَيني مِن صَديقٍ مُوافِقِ

أَقَرَّ لِعَيني مِن صَديقٍ مُوافِقِ

By your life, nothing in all of life

By your life! Of all life, nothing pleases my eyes,

Is more soothing to my eye than a congenial friend.

More than an agreeing friend.

وَكُلُّ صَديقٍ لَيسَ في اللَهِ وُدُّهُ

وَكُلُّ صَديقٍ لَيسَ في اللَهِ وُدُّهُ

فَإِنّي بِهِ في وُدِّهِ غَيرُ واثِقِ

فَإِنّي بِهِ في وُدِّهِ غَيرُ واثِقِ

And every friend whose affection is not for God's sake—

And every friend whose love is not for God,

Then I place no trust in him where his affection is concerned.

I am not confident in his affection.

أُحِبّو أَخي في اللَهِ ما صَحَّ دينُهُ

أُحِبّو أَخي في اللَهِ ما صَحَّ دينُهُ

وَأَفرِشُهُ ما يَشتَهي مِن خَلائِقِ

وَأَفرِشُهُ ما يَشتَهي مِن خَلائِقِ

I love my brother for God's sake as long as his faith is sound,

Love, my brother, one whose religion is sound,

And I spread before him whatever qualities of character he desires.

And furnish him with whatever he desires of creations.

وَأَرغَبُ عَمّا فيهِ ذُلٌّ وَريبَةٌ

وَأَرغَبُ عَمّا فيهِ ذُلٌّ وَريبَةٌ

وَأَعلَمُ أَنَّ اللَهَ ما عِشتُ رازِقي

وَأَعلَمُ أَنَّ اللَهَ ما عِشتُ رازِقي

And I shun whatever involves humiliation and suspicion.

And abstain from one in whom is disgrace and doubt,

And I know that God, as long as I live, is my provider.

And know that God, as long as I live, is my Provider.

صَفِيِّ مِنَ الإِخوانِ كُلُّ مُوافِقٍ

صَفِيِّ مِنَ الإِخوانِ كُلُّ مُوافِقٍ

صَبورٍ عَلى ما نابَ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

صَبورٍ عَلى ما نابَ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ

My chosen friend among brothers is any congenial companion,

The purest of brothers is every agreeing one,

Patient in bearing whatever befalls in times of trial.

Who is patient with what escapes him during adversities.