اِحذَرْbeware صَديقَكَyour friend لاdo not تأمَنْهُtrust him فيin زَمنٍa time
اِحذَرْ صَديقَكَ لا تأمَنْهُ في زَمنٍ
إِنَّindeed الصّداقةَfriendship مِنهاfrom it الضُّرُّharm والكَدرُand distress
إِنَّ الصّداقةَ مِنها الضُّرُّ والكَدرُ
Beware your friend; do not trust him at any time.
For from friendship come harm and distress.
ماnot ضَرَّنيharmed me مِنany (emphatic) عَدوٍّenemy كنتُI was أَحذَرُهُI guard against him
ما ضَرَّني مِن عَدوٍّ كنتُ أَحذَرُهُ
وفيand in العداوةِenmity لمnot (past) يُؤذَwas harmed اِمرُؤٌa man حَذِرُwary
وفي العداوةِ لم يُؤذَ اِمرُؤٌ حَذِرُ
No enemy I guarded against has harmed me.
And in enmity, no wary man has been harmed.
إِنّindeed الأَفاعيَthe vipers لاnot تَخفىis hidden عَداوَتهاtheir enmity
إِنّ الأَفاعيَ لا تَخفى عَداوَتها
مِنهاagainst them اِحتَرستI took precautions وَمِنهاand from them فاتَنيpassed me by الضَّررُharm
مِنها اِحتَرست وَمِنها فاتَني الضَّررُ
Indeed, the enmity of vipers is not hidden.
I guarded against them, and their harm passed me by.