متىwhen ماever (conditional emphasis) تُخالِطyou mingle with عالَمَthe world of الإنسhumankind لمnot يَزَلْcease
متى ما تُخالِط عالَمَ الإنس لم يَزَلْ
بسمعِكَin your hearing وَقرٌheaviness منfrom مقالِthe speech of سفيهِa fool
بسمعِكَ وَقرٌ من مقالِ سفيهِ
Whenever you mingle with the world of humankind, there is always
Whenever you associate with people, foolish talk
a heaviness in your hearing from a fool's words.
Assails your ears and leaves you vexed.
إذاif ماconditional emphasis الفتىthe young man لمnot يَرُمseek to attack شخصكَyour person عامداdeliberately
إذا ما الفتى لم يَرُم شخصكَ عامدا
بكفيَهwith both his hands عنout of ضَغنِrancor رَمَاكhe assails you بفيهِwith his mouth
بكفيَه عن ضَغنِ رَمَاك بفيهِ
If a young man does not deliberately seek to harm you
If a young man does not deliberately seek to harm you,
with both his hands out of rancor, he assails you with his mouth.
Restrain your hands from punishing him with your mouth.
وقدand indeed علمknows اللهGod اعتقاديmy belief وأننيand that I
وقد علم الله اعتقادي وأنني
أعوذُI seek refuge بهin Him منfrom شرthe evil of ماwhat أناI فيهِin it!
أعوذُ به من شر ما أنا فيهِ!
And God indeed knows my belief, and that I
God knows what I believe, that I
seek refuge in Him from the evil of the state I am in!
Seek refuge with Him from the evil that I am in!
Sol 6.1