الجَوزُthe walnut تَكسِرُهُyou crack it وَتَأكُلُand you eat قَلبَهُits heart (kernel)
الجَوزُ تَكسِرُهُ وَتَأكُلُ قَلبَهُ
وَالعودُand the aloeswood تَحرِقُهُyou burn it فَيَنفَحُso wafts forth طيبُهُits fragrance
وَالعودُ تَحرِقُهُ فَيَنفَحُ طيبُهُ
You crack the walnut and eat its heart.
And you burn the aloeswood, so its fragrance wafts forth.
فيamong الناسِpeople مَنone who لاnot يُرتَجىis hoped for نَفَعٌbenefit لَهُof his
في الناسِ مَن لا يُرتَجى نَفَعٌ لَهُ
إِلّاexcept بِضُرٍّthrough harm مِنfrom يَدَيكَyour two hands يُصيبُهُbefalls him
إِلّا بِضُرٍّ مِن يَدَيكَ يُصيبُهُ
Among people is one from whom no benefit can be expected
except through harm that befalls him at your hands.
Sol 6.1