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