قَدindeed قُلتُI said لِلقائِلِto the one who says لاdo not تَنبَسِطtake liberties
قَد قُلتُ لِلقائِلِ لا تَنبَسِط
إِلىto صَديقٍa friend لَكَof yours فيin حالِany circumstance
إِلى صَديقٍ لَكَ في حالِ
I have told the one who says, 'Do not take liberties
With a friend of yours in any circumstance':
إِذاif صَديقٌa friend لَمdoes not يَبِنshow حِرصَهُhis eagerness
إِذا صَديقٌ لَم يَبِن حِرصَهُ
لِلناسِto people فيin خِدمَةِservice إِدلالِconfident familiarity
لِلناسِ في خِدمَةِ إِدلالِ
If a friend does not show his eagerness
To others in service born of close friendship,
فَماthen what اِنتِفاعيmy benefit بِصَديقيfrom my friend إِذاif
فَما اِنتِفاعي بِصَديقي إِذا
لَمdoes not يَتَكَلَّفundertake حِملَbearing أَثقاليmy burdens
لَم يَتَكَلَّف حِملَ أَثقالي
Then what use is my friend to me if
He does not undertake to bear my burdens?
خَيرُthe best أَصدِقاءِfriends of المَرءِa man لِلمَرءِfor a man مَنone who
خَيرُ أَصدِقاءِ المَرءِ لِلمَرءِ مَن
شارَكَهُshares with him فيin النَفسِlife وَالمالِand wealth
شارَكَهُ في النَفسِ وَالمالِ
The best friend a man can have is one who
Shares life and wealth with him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1