إذاif رأيتَyou see مسيئاًa wrongdoer يبتغيseeking ضَرراًharm
إذا رأيتَ مسيئاً يبتغي ضَرراً
فدارِهِthen treat him tactfully ثمafterward لاdo not تُظهرdisclose لهto him خَبَراnews
فدارِهِ ثم لا تُظهر له خَبَرا
If you see a wrongdoer seeking harm,
When you see one who wishes you harm
then treat him tactfully; afterward, disclose no news to him.
Leave him be, make no affair known to him
وادفعْand ward off أذاهhis harm بماwith what توليهyou bestow on him منof حُسنٍkindness
وادفعْ أذاه بما توليه من حُسنٍ
وامنُنand bestow favor عليهon him ولاand do not تُعلمinform بهof it بشراany person
وامنُن عليه ولا تُعلم به بشرا
And ward off his harm with the kindness you show him,
Repel his injury with your goodness
and bestow favor on him, telling no one of it.
Bestow favor on him, let no man know
فإنfor indeed ذلكthat إكسيرٌan elixir وقوّتُهand its power
فإن ذلك إكسيرٌ وقوّتُه
إنَّindeed تقلبَtransforming العينthe essence والأجسادand the bodies والصوراand the forms
إنَّ تقلبَ العين والأجساد والصورا
For that is an elixir, and its power,
This is an elixir, of strength proven
indeed transforming the essence, bodies, and forms,
For eyes and bodies and faces to turn
يرجعْturns عدوَّكyour enemy صدّيقاًa true friend فتأمنهso you trust him
يرجعْ عدوَّك صدّيقاً فتأمنه
ولاand do not تخفfear منهfrom him إضراراًinfliction of harm ولاnor ضرراharm
ولا تخف منه إضراراً ولا ضررا
turns your enemy into a true friend, so you can trust him.
Your enemy returns a friend, trust him
And fear neither injury nor harm from him.
Neither harm nor injury need you fear
وماand not يلقاهاattains it إلاexcept صابرٌa patient person ولهand he has
وما يلقاها إلا صابرٌ وله
حظٌّa share منof العلمِknowledge لماbecause أمعَنhe delved deeply into النظراcontemplation
حظٌّ من العلمِ لما أمعَن النظرا
And only a patient person attains this, and he has
None but the patient meet this, of knowledge
a share of knowledge, for he has reflected deeply.
Endowed, from deep study and pondering
Sol 6.1