إِذاif كانَthere is فيin صَدرِthe breast of ابنِthe son of عَمِّكَyour paternal uncle إِحنَةًa grudge
إِذا كانَ في صَدرِ ابنِ عَمِّكَ إِحنَةً
فَلاthen do not تَستَثرهاstir it up سَوفَwill يَبدوemerge دَفينُهاwhat lies buried within it
فَلا تَستَثرها سَوفَ يَبدو دَفينُها
If there is rancor in your kinsman’s breast,
If there is a grudge in your cousin's breast,
If in the heart of your cousin dwells rancour
do not stir it up; what lies buried will come to light.
then do not stir it up; what lies buried within it will emerge.
Do not probe it, for it will reveal its hidden dirt
وَإِنand if حَمأَةُthe mire of المَعروفِkindness أَعطاكَgives you صَفوَهاits clear portion
وَإِن حَمأَةُ المَعروفِ أَعطاكَ صَفوَها
فَخُذthen take عَفوَهُits freely given portion لاlet not يَلتَبِسcling بِكَto you طينُهاits mud
فَخُذ عَفوَهُ لا يَلتَبِس بِكَ طينُها
And if the muddy pool of kindness gives you its clear water,
And if the mire of kindness gives you its clear portion,
And if the zeal of kindness gives you its essence
take its freely offered bounty, lest its mud cling to you.
then take its freely given portion; let not its mud cling to you.
Take pardon, lest its mud stick to you
مَتىwhenever ماever (emphatic) يَسُؤturns bad ظَنُّthe opinion of امرِئٍa man بِصَديقِهِof his friend
مَتى ما يَسُؤ ظَنُّ امرِئٍ بِصَديقِهِ
يصدقhe believes بَلاغاتٍreports يَجِئهُcomes to him يَقينُهاtheir certainty
يصدق بَلاغاتٍ يَجِئهُ يَقينُها
Whenever a man’s opinion of his friend turns sour,
Whenever a man thinks ill of his friend,
Whenever someone thinks ill of a friend
he believes the reports he hears, and their certainty comes to him.
he believes reports whose certainty reaches him.
He believes the slander, his certainty proven
Sol 6.1