إِذاif الحُرُّthe free man لَمhas not يَستَعبِدِsubdued الشَرَّevil لَمnot يَكُنbe
إِذا الحُرُّ لَم يَستَعبِدِ الشَرَّ لَم يَكُن
إِذاwhen شَكَرَhe thanks الأَحرارthe free men بِالذَمِّthrough reproach يَعرِفُhe knows
إِذا شَكَرَ الأَحرار بِالذَمِّ يَعرِفُ
If the free man has not subdued evil, he will not be
one who knows reproach when he thanks the free.
فَلاso do not تَعرِفَنever acknowledge ماas long as عِشتَyou live ممَنany of those who لَمnot يَكُنhave لِماof what
فَلا تَعرِفَن ما عِشتَ ممَن لَم يَكُن لِما
يُزَيِّنُهُadorns him غَيرَother than وُدِّكَyour affection مَعرَفُknowledge
يُزَيِّنُهُ غَيرَ وُدِّكَ مَعرَفُ
So never, while you live, acknowledge anyone who has no knowledge of what
adorns him, save your affection.
Sol 6.1