ليس الإناء بحافظ مستودعا
إلا إذا وقيته بغطاء
A vessel will not safeguard what is entrusted to it
A vessel does not safeguard what is entrusted to it
unless you protect it with a lid.
unless you protect it with a lid.
فإذا جعلت له الغطاء فإنه
بجميع ما استودعت خير إناء
Once you have fitted it with a lid, indeed,
So if you provide it with a lid, it is
for all that you entrust to it, it is the best of vessels.
the best vessel for all you have entrusted to it.
فاحفظ إناءك بالغطاء فإنه
لا خير في أرض بغير سماء
So guard your vessel with a lid, for indeed
So guard your vessel with a lid, for
there is no good in an earth without a sky.
there is no good in earth without a sky.
Sol 6.1