لكَyou have أَلفاظٌwords إذاwhen احتَجتَyou have need إِلىof
لكَ أَلفاظٌ إذا احتَجتَ إِلى
خَيِّرٍa good man كانتthey become شِراكَsnares for الخَيِّرينgood men
خَيِّرٍ كانت شِراكَ الخَيِّرين
You have words that, when you need
a good man, become snares for good men;
فَإِذاbut when اِستَغنَيتَyou have no need كانَتthey become أَسهُماًarrows
فَإِذا اِستَغنَيتَ كانَت أَسهُماً
نافِذاتٍpiercing فيinto قُلوبِthe hearts of المُحسِنينbenefactors
نافِذاتٍ في قُلوبِ المُحسِنين
but when you have no need, they become arrows
piercing the hearts of benefactors.
لوhad دَرىhe known رَبُّthe man of المُروءاتِnoble virtues رمىhe would have tossed
لو دَرى رَبُّ المُروءاتِ رمى
لكَto you ماwhat رَجَّيتَyou hoped for منfrom حِصنٍa stronghold حَصينwell-fortified
لكَ ما رَجَّيتَ من حِصنٍ حَصين
Had the noble-hearted man known, he would have tossed
you what you hoped for, from a well-fortified stronghold.
قَدindeed فَضَحتَyou have disgraced الطينَclay والماءَand water معاًtogether
قَد فَضَحتَ الطينَ والماءَ معاً
ياO سَليلَoffspring of الطينِclay والماءِand water المَهينlowly
يا سَليلَ الطينِ والماءِ المَهين
You have indeed disgraced both clay and water,
O offspring of clay and lowly water!
Translation model: Sol 6.1