إِذاif أَنتَyou حُمِّلتَyou are entrusted with الأَمانَةَthe trust فارعَهاthen safeguard it
إِذا أَنتَ حُمِّلتَ الأَمانَةَ فارعَها
وَكُونَنَّand indeed be قُفلاًa lock لاnot يَرومُكَseeks you فاتِحُan opener
وَكُونَنَّ قُفلاً لا يَرومُكَ فاتِحُ
If you are entrusted with a trust, safeguard it,
And be a lock that no opener seeks to unlock.
فَإِنَّfor indeed لسانَthe tongue المَرءِof a person ماas long as لَمnot يَكُنthere is لَهُfor him
فَإِنَّ لسانَ المَرءِ ما لَم يَكُن لَهُ
فُؤادٌa heart بِماof what يَخفىis hidden عَلىfrom الناسِpeople بائِحُa revealer
فُؤادٌ بِما يَخفى عَلى الناسِ بائِحُ
For a man's tongue—unless he has
A heart—reveals what is hidden from people.
Sol 6.1