وَتُقىand piety المَرءِof a person لَهُfor him واقِيَةٌa shield
وَتُقى المَرءِ لَهُ واقِيَةٌ
مِثلَماjust as واقِيَةُthe shield of العَينِthe eye الجُفونُthe eyelids
مِثلَما واقِيَةُ العَينِ الجُفونُ
And a person's piety is a shield for him,
just as the eyelids are a shield for the eye.
Sol 6.1