فَلاso do not تُفسِدَنspoil خَمسينَfifty أَلفاًthousand وَهَبتَهاyou bestowed it
فَلا تُفسِدَن خَمسينَ أَلفاً وَهَبتَها
وَعِشرَةَand companionship أَحوالٍyears وَحَقَّand the claims of تَناسُبِkinship
وَعِشرَةَ أَحوالٍ وَحَقَّ تَناسُبِ
So do not spoil your gift of fifty thousand,
and years of companionship, and the claims of kinship,
وَشُكراًand gratitude تَهاداهُpassed it among themselves as a gift الرِجالُthe men تَهادِياًin mutual gift-giving
وَشُكراً تَهاداهُ الرِجالُ تَهادِياً
إِلىto كُلِّevery مِصرٍcity بَينَbetween جاءٍone coming وَذاهِبِand one going
إِلى كُلِّ مِصرٍ بَينَ جاءٍ وَذاهِبِ
and gratitude that men have exchanged as gifts,
to every city, among those coming and going,
بِلاwithout زَلَّةٍa fault كانَتoccurred وَإِنand even if تَكُthere be زَلَّةٌa fault
بِلا زَلَّةٍ كانَت وَإِن تَكُ زَلَّةٌ
فَإِنَّthen indeed عَلَيكَupon you العَفوَforgiveness ضَربَةُa stroke لازِبِbinding; inescapable
فَإِنَّ عَلَيكَ العَفوَ ضَربَةُ لازِبِ
when no fault occurred—and even if there were a fault,
then forgiveness is an inescapable duty upon you.
Sol 6.1