توقَّAvoid مُعاداةَenmity toward الرِّجالِmen فإنَّهاfor it
توقَّ مُعاداةَ الرِّجالِ فإنَّها
مُكَدِّرَةٌa clouding agent للصَّفْوِof clarity منfrom كُلِّevery مَشرَبِdrinking place
مُكَدِّرَةٌ للصَّفْوِ من كُلِّ مَشرَبِ
Avoid enmity with men, for it
Avoid the enmity of men, for verily it
muddies the clear water of every drinking place.
Clouds the purity of every drink.
فلاso do not تَسْتَثِرْstir up حَرباًa war وإنeven if كنتَyou are واثِقاًconfident
فلا تَسْتَثِرْ حَرباً وإن كنتَ واثِقاً
بشدَّةِin the strength of رُكنٍa pillar أوor بقُوَّةِin the might of مَنكِبِa shoulder
بشدَّةِ رُكنٍ أو بقُوَّةِ مَنكِبِ
So do not stir up war, even if you are confident
So provoke no war, though confident
in the strength of a pillar or the might of a shoulder.
In the strength of support or power of shoulders.
فَلَنْfor never will يَشربَdrink السمَّthe poison الذُّعافَdeadly أخوa man of حجىًsense
فَلَنْ يَشربَ السمَّ الذُّعافَ أخو حجىً
مُدِلاًّemboldened بِدِرْياقٍby an antidote لَديهِin his possession مُجرَّبِproven
مُدِلاًّ بِدِرْياقٍ لَديهِ مُجرَّبِ
For no man of sense will drink deadly poison,
For poison will not be drunk by the brother of Hajjāj,
emboldened by a proven antidote he has at hand.
Though proffered in a goblet that is tried.
Sol 6.1