إِذَاif أَنْتَyou أَبْغَضْتَyou hate امْرَأًa man فَاخْشَthen fear ضَرَّهُhis harm
إِذَا أَنْتَ أَبْغَضْتَ امْرَأً فَاخْشَ ضَرَّهُ
فَأَنْتَfor you لَدَيْهِin his eyes مِثْلُlike ذَاكَthat بَغِيضُhateful
فَأَنْتَ لَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ ذَاكَ بَغِيضُ
If you hate a man, then fear his harm,
For to him you are just as hateful.
فَإِنَّfor indeed قُلُوبَhearts النَّاسِof people تَمْتَازُdiffer فِطْرَةًby nature
فَإِنَّ قُلُوبَ النَّاسِ تَمْتَازُ فِطْرَةً
فَمِنْهَاso among them لِبَعْضٍtoward some آلِفٌfriendly وَنَقِيضُand opposed
فَمِنْهَا لِبَعْضٍ آلِفٌ وَنَقِيضُ
For people's hearts differ by nature:
Some are friendly toward others, and some opposed.
وَعَاشِرْand associate with مِنَamong الْخُلانِfriends مَنْwhoever كَانَis سَالِمَاًsound
وَعَاشِرْ مِنَ الْخُلانِ مَنْ كَانَ سَالِمَاً
فَلَيْسَfor they are not سَوَاءًalike سَالِمٌa sound person وَمَرِيضُand a sick person
فَلَيْسَ سَوَاءً سَالِمٌ وَمَرِيضُ
And among friends, keep company with those who are sound,
For the sound and the sick are not alike.
فَقَدْfor perhaps لاnot يُفِيدُavails الْقَوْلُspeech نُصْحَاًcounsel وَحِكْمَةًand wisdom
فَقَدْ لا يُفِيدُ الْقَوْلُ نُصْحَاً وَحِكْمَةً
إِذَاwhen حَالَstands in the way مِنْfrom دُونِbefore الْقَرِيضِverse جَرِيضُchoking anguish
إِذَا حَالَ مِنْ دُونِ الْقَرِيضِ جَرِيضُ
For words of counsel and wisdom may be of no avail
When choking anguish stands in the way of verse.
Translation model: Sol 6.1