بيانspeech المرءthe person بالإكثارthrough excess عيبٌa fault
بيان المرء بالإكثار عيبٌ
وعقبىand the outcome of الصمتsilence أقربcloser للبيانto eloquence
وعقبى الصمت أقرب للبيان
A person's speech, when excessive, is a fault;
A man's excess talk is a flaw,
and the outcome of silence is closer to eloquence.
And silence is most eloquent.
وماand not فيin الأرضthe earth إنif فكرتyou reflect شيءa thing
وما في الأرض إن فكرت شيء
أحقّmore deserving بطولof a long period of سجنimprisonment منthan لسانa tongue
أحقّ بطول سجن من لسان
And there is nothing on earth, if you reflect,
If you think of something on this earth,
more deserving of long imprisonment than a tongue.
Nothing deserves a longer prison than the tongue.
Sol 6.1