نصحتُكَI advised you جامِلِbe gracious to الإخوانَthe brethren طُرّاًall
نصحتُكَ جامِلِ الإخوانَ طُرّاً
علىin response to عَذْبٍsweet water سَقَوْهُthey served it to drink أوor أُجاجِbriny water
على عَذْبٍ سَقَوْهُ أو أُجاجِ
I advise you: be gracious to all your brethren,
I advised you, O beautiful one of companions,
whether they have served sweet water or brine.
Gently, on sweet water or bitter they drank,
ولاand do not تَرجُhope for الصَّفاءَpurity بِغَيرِwithout مَذْقٍadmixture
ولا تَرجُ الصَّفاءَ بِغَيرِ مَذْقٍ
فلاfor ... not يخلوis free السِّراجُthe lamp مِنَof السِّناجِsoot
فلا يخلو السِّراجُ مِنَ السِّناجِ
And do not hope for purity without admixture,
Do not expect sincerity without discernment,
for no lamp is free of soot.
For the lamp is not without the wick.
Sol 6.1