بنفسكfrom yourself ماnot اعتبرتyou took heed وكنتand you were أحرىbetter advised
بنفسك ما اعتبرت وكنت أحرى
بجعلto make سواكsomeone other than you معتبراًa lesson وذكرىand a reminder
بجعل سواك معتبراً وذكرى
You took no lesson from your own experience, though you would have done better
to take someone else as a lesson and reminder.
شفعتyou interceded لهfor him فنلتso you received جفاًcoldness وبعداًand estrangement
شفعت له فنلت جفاً وبعداً
ولمand did not تقنعbe content فزدتso you went further شفعتyou interceded أخرىagain
ولم تقنع فزدت شفعت أخرى
You interceded for him and received coldness and estrangement.
Yet you were not content, and went further: you interceded again.
أيرجوdoes he hope? رحمةmercy الرحمنthe Most Merciful عبدa servant
أيرجو رحمة الرحمن عبد
يحبhe loves عدوهHis enemy سراًsecretly وجهراand openly
يحب عدوه سراً وجهرا
Can a servant hope for the Most Merciful's mercy
while loving His enemy in secret and in public?
ألمdid you not? ترsee حالthe plight منthose who أولاهshowed him kindness منهمamong them
ألم تر حال من أولاه منهم
وكيفand how أعاضهمhe repaid them بالخيرin return for good شراevil
وكيف أعاضهم بالخير شرا
Have you not seen the plight of those among them who showed him kindness,
and how he repaid their good with evil?
وقدand indeed عاينتyou witnessed مصرعهمtheir downfall فخفهso fear him
وقد عاينت مصرعهم فخفه
وخذand take منagainst شؤمهhis ill fortune كالناسlike other people حذراcaution
وخذ من شؤمه كالناس حذرا
You have witnessed their downfall, so fear him,
and, like others, beware the ill fortune he brings.
أتنزلهwould you lodge him? بداركin your home بعدafter علمknowledge
أتنزله بدارك بعد علم
وتحفرand dig وسطهاin its midst لكfor yourself منهbecause of him قبراa grave
وتحفر وسطها لك منه قبرا
Would you lodge him in your home, knowing this,
and dig yourself a grave in its midst because of him?
ولستand I do not الامتحانthe ordeal عليكfor you أخشىfear
ولست الامتحان عليك أخشى
ولكنbut خفتI feared أنthat يعديكhe might infect you كفراwith unbelief
ولكن خفت أن يعديك كفرا
It is not an ordeal I fear for you,
but I fear he may infect you with unbelief.
Sol 6.1