لِسانُكَyour tongue عَقرَبٌa scorpion فَإِذاso when أَصابَتit stung
لِسانُكَ عَقرَبٌ فَإِذا أَصابَت
سِواكَsomeone other than you فَأَنتَthen you أَوَّلُthe first مَنone whom تُصيبُit stings
سِواكَ فَأَنتَ أَوَّلُ مَن تُصيبُ
Your tongue is a scorpion; when it stings
someone other than you, you are the first it stings.
أَثِمتَyou have sinned بِماthrough what جَنَتهُit perpetrated it فَمَنso whoever شَكاهاcomplained of it
أَثِمتَ بِما جَنَتهُ فَمَن شَكاها
وَفىaccrued in full لَكَto you مِنfrom شَكِيَّتِهِhis grievance نَصيبُa share
وَفى لَكَ مِن شَكِيَّتِهِ نَصيبُ
You have sinned through what it wrought; if anyone complains of it,
a share of his grievance falls to you in full.
أَتىbefell الرَجُلَينِthe two men عَنهاfrom it الشَرُّevil مَثنىtwofold
أَتى الرَجُلَينِ عَنها الشَرُّ مَثنى
كلاboth يَومَيكُماyour two days (both of you) شَئِزٌharsh عَصيبُgrievous
كلا يَومَيكُما شَئِزٌ عَصيبُ
Evil from it befell the two men, twofold;
both your days are harsh and grievous.
Sol 6.1