لِسانُكyour tongue كالسَّيفِlike the sword فيin شَكْلِهِits shape
لِسانُك كالسَّيفِ في شَكْلِهِ
وأعْدىand more dangerous مِنَthan السَّيفِthe sword فيin سَطوتِهْits assault
وأعْدى مِنَ السَّيفِ في سَطوتِهْ
Your tongue is like the sword in its shape,
And more dangerous than the sword in its assault.
فأغمِدْso sheath ظُباهُits edges فَقَدfor perhaps يُتَّقىharm is feared
فأغمِدْ ظُباهُ فَقَد يُتَّقى
عَلىfor حامِلِthe bearer of السَّيفِthe sword منfrom شفرَتِهْits blade
عَلى حامِلِ السَّيفِ من شفرَتِهْ
So sheath its edges, for one may fear
For the sword-bearer on account of its blade.
Sol 6.1