لَقَدindeed جَدَّhas grown serious فيconcerning سَلمىSalma الشَكاةُthe complaint وَلَلَّذيand surely what
لَقَد جَدَّ في سَلمى الشَكاةُ وَلَلَّذي
يَقولونَthey say لَوif يَبدوbecomes clear لَكَto you الرُشدُgood sense أَرشَدُwiser
يَقولونَ لَو يَبدو لَكَ الرُشدُ أَرشَدُ
Complaints over Salma have indeed grown earnest; and surely what
they say—if good sense were clear to you—is wiser.
يَقولونَthey say لاdo not تمذَلbe prodigal بِعِرضِكَwith your honor واِصطَنِعand make provision for
يَقولونَ لا تمذَل بِعِرضِكَ واِصطَنِع
مَعادَكyour return أَنَّbecause اليَومَtoday يَتبَعُهُfollows it غَدُtomorrow
مَعادَك أَنَّ اليَومَ يَتبَعُهُ غَدُ
They say: Do not squander your honor, and make provision
for your return, for today is followed by tomorrow.
وَإِيّاكَand beware والقَومَand the people الغِضابَangry فَإِنَّهُمfor they
وَإِيّاكَ والقَومَ الغِضابَ فَإِنَّهُم
بِكُلِّon every طَريقٍroad حَولَهُمaround them يُتَرَصَّدُwatch is kept
بِكُلِّ طَريقٍ حَولَهُم يُتَرَصَّدُ
And beware the angry folk, for
a watch is kept on every road around them.
تُلامُyou are blamed وَتُلحىand you are rebuked كُلَّevery يَومٍday وَلاand not تُرىyou are seen
تُلامُ وَتُلحى كُلَّ يَومٍ وَلا تُرى
عَلىdespite اللَومِthe blame إِلّاexcept حَولَهاaround her تَتَرَدَّدُyou keep coming and going
عَلى اللَومِ إِلّا حَولَها تَتَرَدَّدُ
You are blamed and rebuked each day, yet never seen,
despite the blame, except coming and going around her.
أَقادَتكَهاhas brought her to you العَينُthe eye اللَجوجُobstinate وَقَدand sometimes تُريshows
أَقادَتكَها العَينُ اللَجوجُ وَقَد تُري
لَكَto you العَينُthe eye ماwhat لاnot تَستَطيعُcan obtain لَكَfor you اليَدُthe hand
لَكَ العَينُ ما لا تَستَطيعُ لَكَ اليَدُ
The obstinate eye has brought her to you; and sometimes
the eye shows you what the hand cannot obtain for you.