تَوَقَّguard yourself against الأَذىharm مِنfrom كُلِّevery رَذلٍa base person وَساقِطٍand a contemptible person
تَوَقَّ الأَذى مِن كُلِّ رَذلٍ وَساقِطٍ
فَكَمfor many a قَدindeed تَأَذّىhas suffered harm بِالأَراذِلِby the ignoble سَيِّدُa nobleman
فَكَم قَد تَأَذّى بِالأَراذِلِ سَيِّدُ
Guard against harm from every base and contemptible person;
for many a nobleman has been harmed by the ignoble.
أَلَمhave you not تَرَseen أَنَّthat اللَيثَthe lion تُؤذيهِharms it بَقَّةٌa gnat
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ اللَيثَ تُؤذيهِ بَقَّةٌ
وَيَأخُذُand takes away مِنfrom حَدِّthe edge of المُهَنَّدِthe Indian-steel sword مِبرَدُa file
وَيَأخُذُ مِن حَدِّ المُهَنَّدِ مِبرَدُ
Have you not seen that a gnat harms the lion,
and a file wears away the edge of an Indian-steel sword?
Sol 6.1