الناسُpeople فيin أَخلاقِهِمtheir character أَصنافُkinds
الناسُ في أَخلاقِهِم أَصنافُ
وَأَقَلُّهُمand the fewest of them فيهِin him نُهىًreason وَعفافُand chastity
وَأَقَلُّهُم فيهِ نُهىً وَعفافُ
People are of many kinds in their character;
And rarest among them are those with reason and chastity.
لاdo not تَصحَبَنَّever keep company with سِوىanyone except التَقِيِّthe pious أَخيpossessor of الحجيwisdom
لا تَصحَبَنَّ سِوى التَقِيِّ أَخي الحجي
اِنَّindeed القَرينَthe companion إِلىto القَرينِthe companion يُضافُis linked
اِنَّ القَرينَ إِلى القَرينِ يُضافُ
Keep company with none but the pious man of wisdom,
For a companion is linked to his companion.
Sol 6.1