إِذاif صَاحَبتَyou befriended فيin أَيّامِdays of بُؤسٍhardship
إِذا صَاحَبتَ في أَيّامِ بُؤسٍ
فَلاthen do not تَنسَforget المَوَدَّةَthe affection فيin الرَخاءِprosperity
فَلا تَنسَ المَوَدَّةَ في الرَخاءِ
If you have made friends in days of hardship,
Then do not forget that affection in prosperity.
وَمَنand whoever يُعدِمsuffers want أَخوهُhis brother عَلىdespite غِناهُhis wealth
وَمَن يُعدِم أَخوهُ عَلى غِناهُ
فَماthen he has not أَدّىfulfilled الحَقيقَةَthe true duty فيin الإِخاءِbrotherhood
فَما أَدّى الحَقيقَةَ في الإِخاءِ
And he whose brother suffers want, though he himself is wealthy,
Has not fulfilled the true duty of brotherhood.
وَمَنand whoever جَعَلَreserved السَخاءَgenerosity لِأَقرَبيهِfor his closest kin
وَمَن جَعَلَ السَخاءَ لِأَقرَبيهِ
فَلَيسَthen he is not بِعارِفٍacquainted with طُرُقَthe ways of السَخاءِgenerosity
فَلَيسَ بِعارِفٍ طُرُقَ السَخاءِ
And whoever reserves generosity for his closest kin
Does not know the ways of generosity.