رسولكyour messenger سيفa sword فيin يمينكyour right hand فاستجدso choose a good one
رسولك سيف في يمينك فاستجد
حساماًa keen blade ولاand do not تضربstrike بهwith it قبلbefore صقلهpolishing it
حساماً ولا تضرب به قبل صقله
Your messenger is a sword in your right hand, so choose
a keen blade, and do not strike with it before polishing it.
فمنfor whoever يكis ذاpossessed of سيفa sword كهامblunt فضرهذunclear; likely 'then its harm'
فمن يك ذا سيف كهام فضرهذ
يعودreturns علىupon المعنيthe person concerned منهfrom it بجهلهthrough his ignorance
يعود على المعني منه بجهله
For whoever has a blunt sword, [its harm]
rebounds upon the person concerned through his ignorance.
Sol 6.1