تَوَحَّدlive alone فَإِنَّfor indeed اللَهَGod رَبَّكَyour Lord واحِدٌone
تَوَحَّد فَإِنَّ اللَهَ رَبَّكَ واحِدٌ
وَلاand do not تَرغَبَنever desire فيfor عِشرَةِthe company الرُؤَساءِthe leaders
وَلا تَرغَبَن في عِشرَةِ الرُؤَساءِ
Live alone, for God, your Lord, is one.
And never desire the company of leaders.
يُقِلُّlessens الأَذىharm وَالعَيبَand reproach فيin ساحَةِthe courtyard الفَتىthe young man
يُقِلُّ الأَذى وَالعَيبَ في ساحَةِ الفَتى
وَإِنand even if هُوَhe أَكدىis destitute قِلَّةُfewness الجُلَساءِthe companions
وَإِن هُوَ أَكدى قِلَّةُ الجُلَساءِ
Harm and reproach in a young man's courtyard are lessened
By having few companions, even if he is destitute.
فَأُفٍّso, fie! لِعَصرَيهِمon their two times نَهارٍdaytime وَحِندِسٍand pitch-dark night
فَأُفٍّ لِعَصرَيهِم نَهارٍ وَحِندِسٍ
وَجِنسَيand the two sexes رِجالٍmen مِنهُمُamong them وَنِساءِand women
وَجِنسَي رِجالٍ مِنهُمُ وَنِساءِ
So fie on their two times, day and pitch-dark night,
And on both sexes among them, men and women.
وَلَيتَand would that وَليداًa newborn ماتَhad died ساعَةَthe moment وَضعِهِhis birth
وَلَيتَ وَليداً ماتَ ساعَةَ وَضعِهِ
وَلَمand did not يَرتَضِعsuckle مِنfrom أُمِّهِhis mother النُفَساءِin childbed
وَلَم يَرتَضِع مِن أُمِّهِ النُفَساءِ
And would that a newborn had died at the moment of his birth,
And had not suckled from his mother in childbed.
يَقولُhe says لَهاto her مِنfrom قَبلِbefore نُطقِthe speaking لِسانِهِhis tongue
يَقولُ لَها مِن قَبلِ نُطقِ لِسانِهِ
تُفيدينَyou gain بيthrough me أَنthat تُنكَبيyou suffer calamity وَتُسائيand you are grieved
تُفيدينَ بي أَن تُنكَبي وَتُسائي
He says to her, before his tongue can speak:
"Your gain through me is calamity and grief."
Sol 6.1