إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) سَأَلتَyou ask المَرءَa man هُنتَyou become lowly عَلَيهِin his eyes
إِذا ما سَأَلتَ المَرءَ هُنتَ عَلَيهِ
يَراكَhe sees you حَقيراًcontemptible مَنthe one رَغِبتَyou appealed إِلَيهِto him
يَراكَ حَقيراً مَن رَغِبتَ إِلَيهِ
Whenever you ask a man, you fall in his esteem.
The one to whom you appeal sees you as contemptible.
فَلاso do not تَسأَلَنَّever ask المَرءَa man إِلّاexcept ضَرورَةًout of necessity
فَلا تَسأَلَنَّ المَرءَ إِلّا ضَرورَةً
وَوَفِّرand leave intact عَلَيهِfor him كُلَّall ذاتِthe wealth in يَدَيهِhis two hands
وَوَفِّر عَلَيهِ كُلَّ ذاتِ يَدَيهِ
So never ask a man except out of necessity,
and leave him all the wealth in his hands.
وَمَنand whoever جاءَcomes يَبغيseeking ماwhat لَدَيكَyou possess فَأَرضِهِthen satisfy him
وَمَن جاءَ يَبغي ما لَدَيكَ فَأَرضِهِ
بِجُهدِكَto the best of your ability وَاترُكand leave untouched ماwhat يَكونُis لَدَيهِin his possession
بِجُهدِكَ وَاترُك ما يَكونُ لَدَيهِ
And whoever comes seeking what you have, satisfy him
as best you can, and leave what he possesses untouched.
Sol 6.1