دهيناwe have been afflicted منby زمانan age ليسthere is not فيهin it
دهينا من زمان ليس فيه
سوىexcept متشامتone who gloats at others' misfortune أوor مستريبa distrustful person
سوى متشامت أو مستريب
We have been afflicted by an age in which there is
For long we've known none in our midst
None but a gloater at misfortune or a distrustful person,
Save those who gloat or harbor doubts,
وحاسدand one who envies نعمةa blessing وصديقand a friend وقتthe moment
وحاسد نعمة وصديق وقت
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle غبتyou are absent ذمّكhe disparages you فيin المغيبabsence
إذا ما غبت ذمّك في المغيب
And an envier of blessings, and a friend of the moment,
Who envy blessings, befriend for now,
Who, when you are away, disparages you in your absence.
Yet slander you when you're away.
فمنso whoever أولاكbestows on you ودّاaffection منfrom صديقa friend
فمن أولاك ودّا من صديق
ومنand from ذيone possessing قربةkinship أوor منfrom غريبa stranger
ومن ذي قربة أو من غريب
So whoever offers you affection—whether a friend,
So whom should we befriend of those,
A kinsman, or a stranger—
Or strangers we scarcely know?
فحبّthen it is love خديعةdeceit لمكانfor the sake of رفقa benefit
فحبّ خديعة لمكان رفق
متىwhen ماemphatic particle زالit vanishes ذمّكhe disparages you منwithin قريبa short time
متى ما زال ذمّك من قريب
Offers deceitful love for the sake of some benefit;
For lofty love and noble grace
Whenever that benefit vanishes, he soon disparages you.
Vanish when slander lingers nigh.