تعَلَّمْknow إنindeed شَرّthe worst المالwealth مالٌwealth
تعَلَّمْ إن شَرّ المال مالٌ
تُدافعُyou fend off عنهfrom it بالعِلَلِwith excuses الحقوقاthe rightful dues
تُدافعُ عنه بالعِلَلِ الحقوقا
Know that the worst wealth is wealth
Learn that ill-gotten wealth is evil
Whose rightful dues you evade with excuses.
Which you defend with false arguments and rights
فلاso do not تُسلمabandon صديقكَyour friend عندwhen facing أمرٍa matter
فلا تُسلم صديقكَ عند أمرٍ
دعاكَhe called on you لَهُfor it يُكابدُhe endures منهfrom it ضيقاdistress
دعاكَ لَهُ يُكابدُ منه ضيقا
So do not abandon your friend in a plight
So do not hand your friend over at the order
For which he has called on you, suffering distress from it.
That brings him only straits from it
فإنّكfor indeed you واجدٌone who finds أبَداًalways عَدُواًan enemy
فإنّك واجدٌ أبَداً عَدُواً
ولستَand you are not بواجدٍone who finds أبداًever صديقاa friend
ولستَ بواجدٍ أبداً صديقا
For you will always find an enemy,
For you will always find an enemy
But you will never find a friend.
But never find a true friend