وَأَخٍand a brother يُجَرِّرُdrags along فَضلَthe trailing length of ذَيلِthe hem of إِخائيmy friendship
وَأَخٍ يُجَرِّرُ فَضلَ ذَيلِ إِخائي
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween إِنصافيmy fair dealing وَبَينَand between وَفائيmy fidelity
ما بَينَ إِنصافي وَبَينَ وَفائي
And a brother drags the trailing hem of my friendship,
A brother who drags the excess of my brotherhood's tail
between my fair dealing and my fidelity.
Between my integrity and my loyalty
يَثنيturns aside الأَذىharm عَنهُaway from him أَعِنَّتُهُits reins إِذاwhen
يَثني الأَذى عَنهُ أَعِنَّتُهُ إِذا
وافاهُit encounters him يَحمِلُcarrying رايَةًa banner مِنfrom رائيmy banners
وافاهُ يَحمِلُ رايَةً مِن رائي
Harm turns its reins away from him when
He turns harm away from him, I support him when
it finds him carrying one of my banners.
He faces me carrying a banner of my banner
أَناI مِنهُfrom him بَينَbetween صَفائِهِhis sincerity وَثَنائِهِand his praise
أَنا مِنهُ بَينَ صَفائِهِ وَثَنائِهِ
مُذsince صارَhe became بَينَbetween مَحَبَّتيmy love وَحِبائيand my gifts
مُذ صارَ بَينَ مَحَبَّتي وَحِبائي
With him, I stand between his sincerity and his praise,
I am of him between his purity and his praise
since he came to stand between my love and my gifts.
Since he came between my love and my love