اِذاif وَلّاكَappoints you سُلطانٌa ruler فَزِدهُthen show him more
اِذا وَلّاكَ سُلطانٌ فَزِدهُ
منof التَعظيمِreverence وَاِحذَرهُand beware of him وَراقِبand stay watchful
من التَعظيمِ وَاِحذَرهُ وَراقِب
If a ruler appoints you, show him more
reverence, and beware of him and stay watchful.
فَماfor ... is not السُلطانُthe ruler إِلّاexcept البَحرُthe sea عَظماًin greatness
فَما السُلطانُ إِلّا البَحرُ عَظماً
وَقُربُand nearness to البَحرِthe sea مَحذورُto be feared العَواقِبthe consequences
وَقُربُ البَحرِ مَحذورُ العَواقِب
For a ruler is but the sea in greatness,
And nearness to the sea has perilous consequences.
Sol 6.1