لِسانُكَyour tongue عَقرَبٌa scorpion فَإِذاso when أَصابَتit strikes
لِسانُكَ عَقرَبٌ فَإِذا أَصابَت
سِواكَsomeone other than you فَأَنتَthen you أَوَّلُthe first مَنwhom تُصيبُit strikes
سِواكَ فَأَنتَ أَوَّلُ مَن تُصيبُ
Your tongue is a scorpion; when it strikes
Someone else, you are the first it strikes.
أَثِمتَyou have sinned بِماthrough what جَنَتهُit committed it فَمَنso whoever شَكاهاcomplains of it
أَثِمتَ بِما جَنَتهُ فَمَن شَكاها
وَفىaccrues in full لَكَto you مِنof شَكِيَّتِهِhis complaint نَصيبُa share
وَفى لَكَ مِن شَكِيَّتِهِ نَصيبُ
You have sinned through what it wrought; if anyone complains of it,
A full share of his complaint falls to you.
أَتىcomes upon الرَجُلَينِthe two men عَنهاfrom it الشَرُّevil مَثنىtwofold
أَتى الرَجُلَينِ عَنها الشَرُّ مَثنى
كلاboth يَومَيكُماyour two days شَئِزٌharsh عَصيبُgrievous
كلا يَومَيكُما شَئِزٌ عَصيبُ
From it, evil comes upon both men, twofold;
Both your days are harsh and grievous.
Sol 6.1