إِذاwhen فَتَّweakened فيin عَضُديmy arm (my strength) صاحِبٌa friend
إِذا فَتَّ في عَضُدي صاحِبٌ
وَصَيَّرَنيand made me غَرَضُa target الإِغتِيابِbackbiting
وَصَيَّرَني غَرَضُ الإِغتِيابِ
When a friend saps the strength of my arm
and makes me a target of backbiting,
تَباعَدتُI distanced myself عَنهُfrom him كَماas يَنبَغيis fitting
تَباعَدتُ عَنهُ كَما يَنبَغي
وَلَمand did not أَدنُI draw near مِنهُto him بُعَيدَshortly after العِتابِreproach
وَلَم أَدنُ مِنهُ بُعَيدَ العِتابِ
I distance myself from him, as I should,
and do not draw near him shortly after reproach.