خَلِّforsake الذُنوبَsins صَغيرَهاtheir small ones
خَلِّ الذُنوبَ صَغيرَها
وَكَبيرَهاand their great ones فَهوَfor it is التُقىpiety
وَكَبيرَها فَهوَ التُقى
Forsake sins—the small among them
Leave sins, small and large, for that is piety
and the great—for this is piety.
Be above the walker above thorny land who sees and cares
كُنbe فَوقَabove ماشٍa walker فَوقَover أَرfirst part of 'ground'
كُن فَوقَ ماشٍ فَوقَ أَر
ضِlast part of 'ground' الشَوكِthorns يَحذُرُis wary of ماwhat يَرىhe sees
ضِ الشَوكِ يَحذُرُ ما يَرى
Be above a walker over the ground
Belittle no small thing, for mountains are made of pebbles
of thorns, wary of what he sees.
لاdo not تَحقِرَنَّever belittle صَغيرَةًa small sin
لا تَحقِرَنَّ صَغيرَةً
إِنَّindeed الجِبالَmountains مِنَfrom الحَصىpebbles
إِنَّ الجِبالَ مِنَ الحَصى
Never belittle a small sin;
indeed, mountains are made of pebbles.
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1