مازِحٌjest with صديقتَكَyour female friend ماas long as أحَبَّhe enjoys مُزاحاjesting
مازِحٌ صديقتَكَ ما أحَبَّ مُزاحا
وتَوَقَّand guard against منهfrom him فيin المزاحjesting جماحاreckless excess
وتَوَقَّ منه في المزاح جماحا
Jest with your friend as long as they enjoy jesting;
A jester, do not jest with your companion, I do not love jesting,
and beware of their recklessness in jest.
And refrain from jesting, do not go too far in jest,
فلرُبَّماfor sometimes مَزَحَjoked الصديقُthe friend بمِزحَةٍwith a joke
فلرُبَّما مَزَحَ الصديقُ بمِزحَةٍ
كانتwas لبابِto the door of عداوةٍenmity مفتاحاa key
كانت لبابِ عداوةٍ مفتاحا
For a friend may make a joke
For perhaps a friend may jest with a jest,
that becomes a key to the door of enmity.
That would be a key to the door of enmity.
Sol 6.1