1. لا خَيرَ في قُربى بِغَيرِ مَوَدَّةٍ

    وَلَرُبَّ مُنتَفِعٍ بِوُدِّ أَباعِدِ

    There is no good in kinship without affection.

    And many a person benefits from the affection of nonrelatives.

  2. وَإِذا القَرابَةُ أَقبَلَت بِمَوَدَّةٍ

    فَاِشدُد لَها كَفَّ القَبولِ بِساعِدِ

    And when kinship comes forward with affection,

    Then brace the hand of acceptance for it with a forearm.