وَلَيسَ صَديقاً مَن إِذا قُلتَ لَفظَةً

وَلَيسَ صَديقاً مَن إِذا قُلتَ لَفظَةً

يُحاوِلُ في أَثناءِ مَوقِعِها أَمراً

يُحاوِلُ في أَثناءِ مَوقِعِها أَمراً

No friend is he who, when you utter a word,

He is no friend who, when you utter a word,

seeks some ulterior intent in its implications;

Seeks amid its delivery to accomplish something.

وَلَكِنَّهُ مَن لَو قَطَعتَ بَنانَهُ

وَلَكِنَّهُ مَن لَو قَطَعتَ بَنانَهُ

تَوَهَّمَهُ قَصداً لِمَصلَحَةٍ أُخرى

تَوَهَّمَهُ قَصداً لِمَصلَحَةٍ أُخرى

but a friend is he who, were you to cut off his fingers,

But he is a friend who, were you to cut off his fingers,

would suppose it intended for some other benefit.

Would think you meant it for some other good purpose.