ياO غافلاًheedless one عنof نفسهhimself
يا غافلاً عن نفسه
احذرbeware فأنتfor you are بذاكthrough that هالكْdoomed
احذر فأنت بذاك هالكْ
O you who are heedless of yourself,
O heedless of himself
beware, for you are thereby doomed.
Beware, for with that you are doomed
مهماwhatever تقلyou say فيabout الغيرothers قاbeginning of 'they will say'
مهما تقل في الغير قا
لواcompletion of 'they will say' فيكabout you أكثرَmore أوor كذلكْthe same
لوا فيك أكثرَ أو كذلكْ
Whatever you say of others, they will
No matter how little you say about others
say more of you, or just as much.
There is more or just as much about you
احفظguard لسانكyour tongue تسترحyou will find rest
احفظ لسانك تسترح
كمmany a صامتٍsilent person للبرof righteousness مالكpossessor
كم صامتٍ للبر مالك
Guard your tongue, and you will find rest.
Hold your tongue and you will be at peace
Many a silent person possesses righteousness.
How silent are many virtuous people
إنindeed اللسانthe tongue بشرِِّهthrough its evil
إن اللسان بشرِِّه
يُفنيdestroys الملوكkings معalong with الممالكkingdoms
يُفني الملوك مع الممالك
Indeed, the tongue, through its evil,
The tongue with its stings
destroys kings along with kingdoms.
Destroys kings along with their kingdoms
فاسلكso follow طريقاًa path سالكاًpassable
فاسلك طريقاً سالكاً
واتركand leave طريقاًa path غيرnot سالكpassable
واترك طريقاً غير سالك
So follow a passable path,
So take a frequented path
and leave an impassable path.
And leave the path less traveled
لوif ظلhad remained بطرسPeter صامتاًsilent
لو ظل بطرس صامتاً
لمnot ينتحبhe would have sobbed والليلُwhile the night حالكpitch-dark
لم ينتحب والليلُ حالك
Had Peter remained silent,
If Peter had remained silent
he would not have sobbed while the night was pitch-dark.
He would not have wept into the dark night
ويسوعand Jesus عندat سكوتهhis silence
ويسوع عند سكوته
أخزىput to shame حواسدَهthose who envied him بذلكthrough that
أخزى حواسدَه بذلك
And Jesus, in his silence,
And Jesus by his silence
put those who envied him to shame thereby.
Humiliated his enemies thus
حالانtwo states فاخترso choose منهماfrom the two of them
حالان فاختر منهما
حالاًa state يُفيدis beneficial لحسنfor the goodness of حالكyour condition
حالاً يُفيد لحسن حالك
Two states—so choose from them
Two conditions, so choose
a state conducive to your well-being.
A state that benefits your good condition
Sol 6.1