لاdo not تلْطُفَنَّbe gentle بذيwith one possessed of لُؤمٍbaseness فتُطْغيَهُand thereby make him insolent
لا تلْطُفَنَّ بذي لُؤمٍ فتُطْغيَهُ
واغْلُظْand be harsh لهُwith him يأتِhe will come مِطْواعاًreadily obedient ومذعاناand submissive
واغْلُظْ لهُ يأتِ مِطْواعاً ومذعانا
Do not be gentle with a base man, lest you make him insolent.
And be harsh with him; he will come obedient and submissive.
إنَّindeed الحديدiron تُلينُsoftens النارُfire شِدَّتهُits hardness
إنَّ الحديد تُلينُ النارُ شِدَّتهُ
ولوand even if صبَبْتَyou poured عليهover it البحرَthe sea ماnot لاناit would soften
ولو صبَبْتَ عليه البحرَ ما لانا
Indeed, fire softens the hardness of iron,
but even if you poured the sea over it, it would not soften.
Sol 6.1