Saudi Arabic Curriculum (لغتي) — Grade 7, Semester 1 — Page 57

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

لِذَلِكَ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ الصَّاحِبُ مَحْمُودَ الْأَخْلَاقِ، مَرْضِيَّ الْفِعَالِ، مُؤْثِرًا لِلْخَيْرِ كَارِهًا لِلشَّرِّ، فَإِنَّ مَوَدَّةَ الشِّرِّيرِ تُكْسِبُ الْعَدَاءَ وَتُفْسِدُ الْأَخْلَاقَ، وَلَا خَيْرَ فِي مَوَدَّةٍ تَجْلِبُ عَدَاوَةً وَتُورِثُ مَذَمَّةً وَمَلَامَةً، يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى: ﴿ الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ ﴾.

Therefore, a companion must be of praiseworthy character, pleasing in his deeds, inclined toward good, and averse to evil. The affection of a wicked person only earns hostility and corrupts one's morals, and there is no good in a friendship that brings enmity and invites blame and reproach. As the Almighty says: 'On that Day, friends will be enemies to one another, except for the righteous.'

وَمَنْ رَامَ إِخْوَةً تَتَّفِقُ أَحْوَالُ جَمِيعِهِمْ، رَامَ مُتَعَذِّرًا، بَلْ لَوْ اتَّفَقُوا لَكَانَ رُبَّمَا وَقَعَ بِهِ خَلَلٌ فِي نِظَامِهِ، إِذْ لَيْسَ الْوَاحِدُ مِنْ الْإِخْوَةِ يُمْكِنُ الِاسْتِعَانَةُ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ، وَلَا الْمَجْبُولُونَ عَلَى الْخُلُقِ الْوَاحِدِ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى التَّصَرُّفِ فِي جَمِيعِ الْأُمُورِ، وَإِنَّمَا بِالِاخْتِلَافِ يَكُونُ الِائْتِلَافُ.

Whoever seeks a brotherhood where everyone is identical seeks the impossible. In fact, if they were all the same, the system would likely break down, for one cannot rely on a single brother for every situation, nor can those molded with the same nature handle every matter. Harmony is only achieved through diversity.

وَلَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَزْهَدَ الْأَخُ فِي أَخِيهِ لِخُلُقٍ أَوْ خُلُقَيْنِ يُنْكِرُهُمَا مِنْهُ إِذَا رَضِيَ سَائِرَ أَخْلَاقِهِ، فَالْحَسَنَاتُ مَاحِيَاتٌ لِلسَّيِّئَاتِ، لِأَنَّ الْيَسِيرَ مَغْفُورٌ وَالْكَمَالَ مُعْوِزٌ، وَحَسْبُكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ مِنْ أَخِيكَ أَكْثَرُهُ.

A brother should not turn away from his companion because of one or two traits he dislikes, provided he is satisfied with the rest of his character. Good deeds erase bad ones; minor faults are forgiven, and perfection is rare. It is enough for you to have the better part of your brother.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (38 verbs · 60 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• حَمِدَ — to praise
• أَثَّرَ — to influence
• صَاحِبٌ — companion
• خُلُقٌ — morality
• فِعَالٌ — actions