سَمعيmy hearing مُوَقَّىًprotected سالِمٌsound فَقُلِso say
سَمعي مُوَقَّىً سالِمٌ فَقُلِ
الصَوابَwhat is right وَلاand do not تَصِحshout
الصَوابَ وَلا تَصِح
My hearing is protected and sound, so say
what is right, and do not shout.
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore يَومِthe day of حَليمَةٍHalima
مِن قَبلِ يَومِ حَليمَةٍ
حَلِمَbecame mite-eaten الأَديمُthe hide فَماso not يَصِحis sound
حَلِمَ الأَديمُ فَما يَصِح
Since before the Day of Halima,
the hide has been mite-eaten and is unsound.
وَالمَرءُand man فيin تَركيبِهِhis makeup
وَالمَرءُ في تَركيبِهِ
غَضَبٌanger يَهيجُflares up إِذاwhen نُصِحَhe is advised
غَضَبٌ يَهيجُ إِذا نُصِحَ
And man, in his makeup,
is anger that flares when he is advised.
Sol 6.1