إنif تصحبyou keep company with الناسpeople فكنthen be صابراًpatient
إن تصحب الناس فكن صابراً
واحملand impose علىupon النفسthe self أذىthe pain of الصبرِpatience
واحمل على النفس أذى الصبرِ
If you keep company with people, then be patient.
If you keep company with people, be patient
And make yourself bear the pain of patience.
And bear with patience the harm to yourself
فقبضكfor your holding on to الناسpeople مداراتهمُtreating them tactfully
فقبضك الناس مداراتهمُ
وذاكand that كالقبضlike grasping علىonto الجمرِlive embers
وذاك كالقبض على الجمرِ
For holding on to people means treating them tactfully.
For people will disappoint you with their actions
And that is like grasping live embers.
And that is like grasping hot coals
Sol 6.1