لاdo not يُزهِدَنَّكَmake you lose regard فيfor أَخٍa brother
لا يُزهِدَنَّكَ في أَخٍ
لَكَof yours أَنthat تَراهُyou see him زَلَّhe slipped زَلَّهa slip
لَكَ أَن تَراهُ زَلَّ زَلَّه
Do not lose regard for a brother
of yours because you see him make a slip.
ماthere is not مِنany أَخٍbrother لَكَof yours لاnot تَعيyou find fault with (word continues)
ما مِن أَخٍ لَكَ لا تَعي
بُending of 'you find fault with' وَلَوeven if حَرِصتَyou take great care عَلَيهِfor him خِلَّهa trait
بُ وَلَو حَرِصتَ عَلَيهِ خِلَّه
There is no brother of yours in whom you do not find
a trait to fault, however much you care for him.
وَالمَرءُand a man يَطرَحُهُcasts him down الَّذيthose who (word continues)
وَالمَرءُ يَطرَحُهُ الَّذي
نَending of 'those who' يَلونَهُare close to him فيinto شَرِّthe worst إِلَّهplight
نَ يَلونَهُ في شَرِّ إِلَّه
And a man is cast down by those
closest to him, into the worst plight.
وَيَخونُهُand betrays him مِنfrom مَأمَنٍa place of safety
وَيَخونُهُ مِن مَأمَنٍ
أَهلُthe people of البِطانَةِthe inner circle وَالدِخِلَّهand intimate company
أَهلُ البِطانَةِ وَالدِخِلَّه
And he is betrayed from a trusted quarter
by his intimates and confidants.
وَالمَوتُand death أَعظَمُthe greatest حادِثٍcalamity
وَالمَوتُ أَعظَمُ حادِثٍ
مِمّاof what يَمُرُّpasses عَلىupon الجِبِلَّهhumankind
مِمّا يَمُرُّ عَلى الجِبِلَّه
And death is the greatest calamity
of all that befalls humankind.