ذُووthose possessed of اللُبِّsound judgment عاشرهمassociate with them وَقدّمand give precedence to أَسَنَّهُمtheir eldest
ذُوو اللُبِّ عاشرهم وَقدّم أَسَنَّهُم
وَأحسنand do good لِمَنto those who قَدalready أَحسَنواthought well فيكof you ظَنَّهمtheir opinion
وَأحسن لِمَن قَد أَحسَنوا فيك ظَنَّهم
Associate with people of sound judgment, and give precedence to their eldest.
And do good to those who have thought well of you.
فَإِنso if خفتَyou fear إنسhumans الحاسدينthe envious وَجنَّهمand their jinn
فَإِن خفتَ إنس الحاسدين وَجنَّهم
عَلَيكyou must hold fast بِإِخوانto brethren of الصَفاءِsincerity فَإِنَّهُمfor they are
عَلَيك بِإِخوان الصَفاءِ فَإِنَّهُم
So if you fear the envious—humans and jinn alike—
Hold fast to brethren of sincerity, for they are
عَمادٌa pillar إِذاwhen اِستنجدتهمyou seek their aid وَظُهورُand backs
عَمادٌ إِذا اِستنجدتهم وَظُهورُ
هُمُthey سَلوةsolace المَحرومthe bereft عَنfor كُلّevery ذاهبٍone that has gone
هُمُ سَلوة المَحروم عَن كُلّ ذاهبٍ
A pillar when you seek their aid, and backs to lean on.
They are the bereft one's solace for all that has gone,
وَترياقand an antidote مَلسوعٍone stung بسمِّby the venom of عَقاربِscorpions
وَترياق مَلسوعٍ بسمِّ عَقاربِ
فرِدهمso seek them out تنلyou will gain فيamong الناسpeople أَمنَعthe best-defended جانِبٍflank
فرِدهم تنل في الناس أَمنَع جانِبٍ
And an antidote for one stung by scorpions' venom.
So seek them out, and among people gain the best-defended flank.
فَإِنَّfor indeed قَليلاًfew ألفa thousand خلٍّa close friend وَصاحبِand a companion
فَإِنَّ قَليلاً ألف خلٍّ وَصاحبِ
وَإِنّand indeed عَدوّاًan enemy واحِداًa single لَكَثيرُsurely many
وَإِنّ عَدوّاً واحِداً لَكَثيرُ
For a thousand close friends and companions are too few,
And a single enemy is indeed too many.
Sol 6.1