قَلَيتُكِI loathe you فَاِقلِينيso loathe me فَلاso there is no وَصلَbond بَينَناbetween us
قَلَيتُكِ فَاِقلِيني فَلا وَصلَ بَينَنا
كَذَلِكَlikewise مَنwhoever يَستَغنِcan do without يَستَغنِcan do without صاحِبُهhis companion
كَذَلِكَ مَن يَستَغنِ يَستَغنِ صاحِبُه
I loathe you, so loathe me; there is no bond between us.
Thus, whoever can do without another, his companion can do without him.
خَليلٌa close friend بَداbecame apparent ليto me النُّصحُsincere goodwill مِنهُfrom him فَلَمso ... not أَكُنI was
خَليلٌ بَدا لي النُّصحُ مِنهُ فَلَم أَكُن
لِأَصرِمَهُto sever ties with him ماas long as سَوَّغَswallowed with ease الماءَthe water شارِبُهits drinker
لِأَصرِمَهُ ما سَوَّغَ الماءَ شارِبُه
A friend whose goodwill was clear to me—I would not
sever ties with him as long as a drinker could swallow water.
عَصانيhe disobeyed me فَماso ... not لاقىfound الرَشادَright guidance وَإِنَّماand only
عَصاني فَما لاقى الرَشادَ وَإِنَّما
تَبَيَّنُreveal عَنabout أَمرِthe course of الغَوِيِّthe misguided man عَواقِبُهits consequences
تَبَيَّنُ عَن أَمرِ الغَوِيِّ عَواقِبُه
He disobeyed me and found no right guidance; only
the consequences reveal a misguided man's course.