اِنصَحadvise sincerely صَديقَكَyour friend مَرَّتَينِtwice
اِنصَح صَديقَكَ مَرَّتَينِ
فَإِنthen if عَصاكَhe disobeyed you فَغُشَّهُthen deceive him
فَإِن عَصاكَ فَغُشَّهُ
Counsel your friend twice;
Advise your friend twice,
then, if he disobeys you, deceive him.
If he disobeys you then deceive him,
لَوif ظَنَّhe believed صِدقَكَyour sincerity ماnot عَصىhe disobeyed
لَو ظَنَّ صِدقَكَ ما عَصى
وَأَبىand he refused وَأَظهَرَand he showed فُحشَهُhis indecency
وَأَبى وَأَظهَرَ فُحشَهُ
Had he believed you sincere, he would not have disobeyed,
If he had thought you were truthful, he would not have disobeyed,
nor refused, nor shown his indecency.
Refused and revealed his wickedness.
Sol 6.1