لاdo not تَفرَحَنَّexult بِماin what ظَفِرتَyou have gained بِهِwith it
لا تَفرَحَنَّ بِما ظَفِرتَ بِهِ
وَإِذاand when نُكِبتَyou are struck by misfortune فَأَظهِرِthen show الجَلَداfortitude
وَإِذا نُكِبتَ فَأَظهِرِ الجَلَدا
Do not exult in what you have gained.
Do not rejoice in what you have gained
And when misfortune strikes you, show fortitude.
And if you stumble, show patience
وَإِذاand when نَطَقتَyou speak فَلاthen do not تَكُنbe هَذِراًa babbler
وَإِذا نَطَقتَ فَلا تَكُن هَذِراً
وَاِقصِدand be moderate فَخَيرُfor the best الناسِof people مَنwhoever قَصَداpractices moderation
وَاِقصِد فَخَيرُ الناسِ مَن قَصَدا
And when you speak, do not be a babbler.
When you speak, do not babble
And be moderate, for the best of people are those who are moderate.
Aim right, for the best people are those who aim right
وَاِحفَظand care for أَخاكَyour brother لِماfor what رَجاكَhe placed hope in you لَهُfor it
وَاِحفَظ أَخاكَ لِما رَجاكَ لَهُ
وَإِذاand when دَعاكَhe calls on you فَكُنthen be لَهُfor him عَضَداa supporting arm
وَإِذا دَعاكَ فَكُن لَهُ عَضَدا
And care for your brother in what he looks to you for.
Guard your brother for what you hope from him
And when he calls on you, be a supporting arm for him.
And when he calls you, be a support for him
وَاِرفَعand raise نَواظِرَهُhis eyes وَكُنand be سَنَداًa support
وَاِرفَع نَواظِرَهُ وَكُن سَنَداً
فَلَقَدfor indeed يَكونُmay be أَخوa brother of الرِضاcontentment سَنَداa support
فَلَقَد يَكونُ أَخو الرِضا سَنَدا
And raise his gaze, and be a support.
Raise his sights and be a pillar for him
For a contented brother may indeed be a support.
For the brother of acceptance can indeed be a pillar
وَتَعاهَدِand keep in touch with الإِخوانَthe brothers إِنَّهُمُindeed they
وَتَعاهَدِ الإِخوانَ إِنَّهُمُ
زَينُthe adornment of المَغيبِabsence وَزَينُand the adornment of مَنwhoever شَهِداwas present
زَينُ المَغيبِ وَزَينُ مَن شَهِدا
And keep in touch with your brothers, for they are
Bring the brothers together, they are
An adornment in absence and an adornment to those present.
An adornment of the absent and the present
Sol 6.1