إِذاif أَنتَyou لَمdo not تأَخُذtake مِنfrom الناسِpeople عِصمَةًa safeguard
إِذا أَنتَ لَم تأَخُذ مِن الناسِ عِصمَةً
تُشَدُّare bound tight بِهاby it فيin راحَتَيكَyour two palms الأَصابِعُthe fingers
تُشَدُّ بِها في راحَتَيكَ الأَصابِعُ
If you do not secure a safeguard from people,
If you do not take people's protection
by which your fingers are bound tight within your palms,
To tighten between your fingers in comfort
شَرِبتَyou will drink بِطَرقِfrom the hoof-muddied portion of الماءِthe water حَيثُwherever وَجَدتَهُyou find it
شَرِبتَ بِطَرقِ الماءِ حَيثُ وَجَدتَهُ
عَلىdespite كَدَرٍmurkiness واِستَعبَدَتكَand will enslave you المَطامِعُcovetous desires
عَلى كَدَرٍ واِستَعبَدَتكَ المَطامِعُ
you will drink water muddied by hooves wherever you find it,
You will drink from the water's paths wherever you find it
despite its murk, and covetous desires will enslave you.
Turbid, and greed will enslave you
وَإِنّيand indeed I لمِمّاindeed, sometimes أَلبَسُwear الثَوبَthe garment ضَيِّقاًtight
وَإِنّي لمِمّا أَلبَسُ الثَوبَ ضَيِّقاً
وَأَتركُand forgo لِبسَwearing الثَوبِthe garment وَالثَوبُand the garment واسِعُroomy
وَأَتركُ لِبسَ الثَوبِ وَالثَوبُ واسِعُ
And indeed I sometimes wear a tight garment,
And I, from what I wear the garment tight
and forgo wearing a garment though it is roomy.
And leave off wearing the garment, though it be ample
وَأَصرِفُand turn away عَنfrom بَعضِsome of المِياهِthe waters مَطيَّتيmy mount
وَأَصرِفُ عَن بَعضِ المِياهِ مَطيَّتي
إِذاwhen أَعجَبَتplease بَعضَsome of الرِجالِthe men المَشارِعُthe watering places
إِذا أَعجَبَت بَعضَ الرِجالِ المَشارِعُ
And I turn my mount away from some waters,
And I turn my mount from some of the waters
when the watering places please some men.
If some men monopolize the roads
Sol 6.1