إِذاif المَرءُthe person لَمdoes not يَربَعshow restraint عَلىtoward نَفسِهِhimself طاشاgrows reckless
إِذا المَرءُ لَم يَربَع عَلى نَفسِهِ طاشا
سَيُرمىwill be shot بِقَوسِwith the bow of الجَهلِignorance مَنwhoever كانَwas طَيّاشاhabitually reckless
سَيُرمى بِقَوسِ الجَهلِ مَن كانَ طَيّاشا
If a man does not restrain himself, he grows reckless.
Whoever is reckless will be shot with ignorance’s bow.
فَلاso let not يَأمَنَنَّfeel safe المَرءُthe person سوءًharm يَغُرُّهُbeguiles him
فَلا يَأمَنَنَّ المَرءُ سوءً يَغُرُّهُ
إِذاwhen جالَسَsat with المَعروفَone known بِالسوءِfor evil أَوماشىor walked alongside
إِذا جالَسَ المَعروفَ بِالسوءِ أَوماشى
So let no man feel safe from harm that beguiles him
When he sits with one known for evil, or walks beside him.
وَلَيسَand is not بَعيداًfar away كُلُّall ماthat which هُوَit كائِنٌto come
وَلَيسَ بَعيداً كُلُّ ما هُوَ كائِنٌ
وَماand how أَقرَبَnear الأَمرَthe event البَطيءَslow-coming لِمَنto one who عاشاlived
وَما أَقرَبَ الأَمرَ البَطيءَ لِمَن عاشا
And nothing that is to come is far away.
And how near the slow-coming event is to one who lives on!
Sol 6.1