السِرُّthe secret مالٌwealth أَوor دَمٌblood
السِرُّ مالٌ أَو دَمٌ
فيin نَحرِهِhis throat لاnot فيin يَدَيهِhis two hands
في نَحرِهِ لا في يَدَيهِ
A secret is wealth or blood,
in his throat, not in his hands.
إِنif كانَwas يَكتُمُhe conceals سِرُّهُhis secret
إِن كانَ يَكتُمُ سِرُّهُ
كانَwas الخِيارُthe choice بِهِconcerning it إِلَيهِup to him
كانَ الخِيارُ بِهِ إِلَيهِ
If he conceals his secret,
the choice concerning it rests with him;
أَوor كانَwas يُفشيhe divulges سِرَّهُhis secret
أَو كانَ يُفشي سِرَّهُ
كانَwas الخِيارُthe choice بِهِconcerning it عَلَيهِagainst him
كانَ الخِيارُ بِهِ عَلَيهِ
or if he divulges his secret,
the choice concerning it turns against him.
قُلsay لِلمُحَدِّثِto the teller بِالأَحاof the sto-
قُل لِلمُحَدِّثِ بِالأَحا
ديثِ-ries الَّتيthat حُفِظَتwere kept لَدَيهِwith him
ديثِ الَّتي حُفِظَت لَدَيهِ
Say to the teller of stories
that were kept with him.
Sol 6.1