ماunclear here; usually 'not' or 'what' حذرنّbeware emphatically (irregular form) الدنيَاthe world كماas تحذرyou beware الحيَّةthe snake
ما حذرنّ الدنيَا كما تحذر الحيَّة
فالسمfor the poison ناقعٌdeadly وَسْطَwithin فيهاher mouth
فالسم ناقعٌ وَسْطَ فيها
[Opening unclear:] Beware the world as you beware a snake.
The world never warned like a snake
For deadly poison lies within her mouth.
Its poison festering within
فاجتنبْهاso shun her واخلعْand unfasten عِذَارَكyour bridle مِنهاfrom her
فاجتنبْها واخلعْ عِذَارَك مِنها
فهيfor she غَدَّارةٌtreacherous لِمنْto whoever يَصْطَفِيهَاchooses her
فهي غَدَّارةٌ لِمنْ يَصْطَفِيهَا
So shun her, and unfasten your bridle from her.
So shun it, cast off your excuses
For she is treacherous to whoever chooses her.
It betrays those who befriend it
لاdo not تفترْslacken علىtoward عِيالِكyour dependents إنif كنتyou are
لا تفترْ على عِيالِك إن كنت
غنيّاًwealthy واجملand act moderately والبَسْطَand generosity فيهَاin it
غنيّاً واجمل والبَسْطَ فيهَا
Do not neglect your dependents if you are
Do not neglect your dependents
wealthy; act with moderation and generosity in it.
If wealthy, be kind, be generous
Sol 6.1