لاdo not تُرِعِfrighten الطائِرَthe bird يَغذوit feeds بَجَّهits chick
لا تُرِعِ الطائِرَ يَغذو بَجَّه
يَلتَقِطُit picks up الحَبَّthe grain لِكَيso that يَمُجُّهit may spit out immediately afterward (to feed)
يَلتَقِطُ الحَبَّ لِكَي يَمُجُّه
Do not frighten the bird as it feeds its chick,
picking up grain so that it may spit it out.
إِنَّindeed الأَنامَhumankind واقِعٌfallen فيin لُجَّهa deep abyss
إِنَّ الأَنامَ واقِعٌ في لُجَّه
وَظُلمَةٍand darkness مِنfrom أَمرِهِits own affair مُلتَجُّهits confusion
وَظُلمَةٍ مِن أَمرِهِ مُلتَجُّه
Indeed, humankind has fallen into an abyss
and darkness; its confusion springs from its own affairs.
دَعِleave الفُروعَthe branches وَخُذِand take المَحَجَّهthe main road
دَعِ الفُروعَ وَخُذِ المَحَجَّه
لاdo not تَأمَنَنَّever trust ذاone possessing عاهَةٍa defect مُضِجَّهtroubling
لا تَأمَنَنَّ ذا عاهَةٍ مُضِجَّه
Leave the branches and take the main road.
Never trust one with a troubling defect:
إِنَّindeed عَصاكَyour stick وَهِيَthough it is المُعوَجَّهthe crooked one
إِنَّ عَصاكَ وَهِيَ المُعوَجَّه
تُحدِثُcauses فيin رَأسِthe head of أَخيكَyour brother الشَجَّهthe gash
تُحدِثُ في رَأسِ أَخيكَ الشَجَّه
indeed, your stick, though crooked,
causes a gash in your brother’s head.
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