خفِّضcurb تَكَبُّرَarrogance ماwhatever يأتيكَcomes to you منof وَلَدٍa child
خفِّض تَكَبُّرَ ما يأتيكَ من وَلَدٍ
انif شِئتَyou wish رِفعَتهُhis elevation فيin عُصبةِa company of الناسِpeople
ان شِئتَ رِفعَتهُ في عُصبةِ الناسِ
Curb the pride of any child born to you,
if you wish him to rise among his fellows.
واجعَلand make بتهذيبهِin his upbringing التأديبَdiscipline مُمتزجَblended الthe
واجعَل بتهذيبهِ التأديبَ مُمتزجَ ال
حُنُوِّtenderness بالحُكمwith judgment بينَbetween اللِينgentleness والباسِand severity
حُنُوِّ بالحُكم بينَ اللِين والباسِ
And in his upbringing, let discipline blend
tenderness with judgment, between gentleness and severity.
فكمfor many a أبٍfather خاضَplunged into غَمرَthe depths of الهُلكِruin منbecause of وَلَدٍa child
فكم أبٍ خاضَ غَمرَ الهُلكِ من وَلَدٍ
غَضَّlowered اللحاظَhis gaze فأَضحىand so became ناكسَbowing الراسِhis head
غَضَّ اللحاظَ فأَضحى ناكسَ الراسِ
For many a father plunged into ruin’s depths because of a child;
he lowered his gaze and came to hang his head,
حتىuntil غداhe became عِبرةًa lesson للمُبصِرِينfor those who see كماjust as
حتى غدا عِبرةً للمُبصِرِين كما
جرىhappened بعاليَto Eli منbecause of حُفنيHophni وفِنحاسِand Phinehas
جرى بعاليَ من حُفني وفِنحاسِ
until he became a lesson for those who see, just as
happened to Eli because of Hophni and Phinehas.
Sol 6.1