فاقْنَيso preserve حَياءَكِyour modesty أنْto تصيحيyou cry out
فاقْنَي حَياءَكِ أنْ تصيحي
وتقبَّليand accept قولwords of النَّصيحِthe sincere adviser
وتقبَّلي قول النَّصيحِ
So preserve your modesty, lest you cry out;
So preserve your modesty and refrain from crying out,
And heed the sincere counselor’s words.
And accept the words of the sincere adviser.
والصَّمْتُand silence أجملُmore becoming فاصْمُتيso be silent
والصَّمْتُ أجملُ فاصْمُتي
إذْfor ليسis not نُطقُكِyour speech بالفصيحeloquent
إذْ ليس نُطقُكِ بالفصيح
Silence is lovelier—so be silent,
And silence is more becoming, so be silent,
For your speech is not eloquent.
For your speech is not eloquent.
Sol 6.1