توقَّguard against حدودthe bounds of البغيinjustice يومَon a day of تنازعٍdispute
توقَّ حدود البغي يومَ تنازعٍ
وكنْand be ذاpossessed of اقتصادٍmoderation حينwhen ترضىyou are pleased وتسخطُand you are angry
وكنْ ذا اقتصادٍ حين ترضى وتسخطُ
Beware of crossing into injustice on a day of dispute.
Curb the limits of injustice on the day of conflict
And be moderate when you are pleased and when you are angry.
Be moderate when you are content and discontent
ولاand do not تحقرنْever scorn شيئاًanything وإنand even if قلَّis slight قدرهُits worth
ولا تحقرنْ شيئاً وإن قلَّ قدرهُ
فإنfor indeed ثمينprecious الدرّpearls بالسّلكby a thread يضبطis held fast
فإن ثمين الدرّ بالسّلك يضبط
And never scorn anything, even if its worth is slight.
Do not despise anything, even if its value is little
For precious pearls are held fast by a thread.
For gems of great price are threaded on a string
ونفسكand your soul فاحذرهاso beware of it ولاand do not تعطهاgive it هوىًdesire
ونفسك فاحذرها ولا تعطها هوىً
هوىdesire النفسof the soul فيin الدنياthis world عدوٌan enemy مسلّطgiven power
هوى النفس في الدنيا عدوٌ مسلّط
And beware of your own soul, and do not indulge its desire.
And beware your soul, do not let it have its whim
The soul's desire in this world is an enemy that holds sway.
The whim of the soul in this world is a loose enemy
Sol 6.1