المرءman موضوعُsubject to التغايرchange إذsince بداhe appears
المرء موضوعُ التغاير إذ بدا
يهوىhe loves الغيارchange فلاso does not يزالcease to be غيوراchangeful
يهوى الغيار فلا يزال غيورا
Man is subject to change, for he appears
A man is subject to change when he begins
to love change and thus remains ever-changing.
To be passionate, so he remains jealous
إنif عاشرhe associated with الأبرارthe righteous نالhe attained برارةًrighteousness
إن عاشر الأبرار نال برارةً
أوor باشرَhe consorted with الفُجارَthe wicked آلhe turned to فجوراwickedness
أو باشرَ الفُجارَ آل فجورا
If he keeps company with the righteous, he gains righteousness;
If he keeps company with the righteous, he attains righteousness
or, if he consorts with the wicked, he turns to wickedness.
Or fraternizes with the wicked, he becomes wicked
كالنارِlike fire إماeither جاورتit lay beside أرضاًearth خبتit died down
كالنارِ إما جاورت أرضاً خبت
أوor قارنتit joined ناراًa fire تزيدكit gives you more نوراlight
أو قارنت ناراً تزيدك نورا
Like fire: either it lies beside earth and dies down,
Like fire, either it settles on extinguished earth
or joins another fire and gives you more light.
Or joins with another fire, increasing your light
شاولSaul بينamong الأنبياءthe prophets لقدindeed أتىhe came
شاول بين الأنبياء لقد أتى
بنبوةٍwith prophecy تحبوbestows on الفؤادthe heart سُروراjoy
بنبوةٍ تحبو الفؤاد سُرورا
Saul, among the prophets, indeed came
Saul among the prophets had come
with prophecy that bestows joy upon the heart.
With a prophecy that brings joy to the heart
مُذsince غادرhe left الأخيارَthe virtuous ممتهناًshowing contempt بهمfor them
مُذ غادر الأخيارَ ممتهناً بهم
وانحازَand he sided للأشرارِwith the wicked حازَhe acquired شُروراevils
وانحازَ للأشرارِ حازَ شُرورا
Since he left the virtuous, showing contempt for them,
Since he left the righteous, associating with them
and sided with the wicked, he has acquired evils.
And leaned towards the wicked, he gained evil
Sol 6.1