إِذاwhen أَرسَلتَyou send فيon أَمرٍa matter رَسولاًa messenger
إِذا أَرسَلتَ في أَمرٍ رَسولاً
فَأَفهِمهُthen make him understand وَأَرسِلهُand send him أَديباwell-educated
فَأَفهِمهُ وَأَرسِلهُ أَديبا
When you send a messenger on a matter,
Then make him understand, and send him well-educated.
وَلاand do not تَترُكneglect وَصيَّتَهُinstructing him لِشَيءٍfor any reason
وَلا تَترُك وَصيَّتَهُ لِشَيءٍ
وَإِنand even if هوَhe كانَis ذاpossessing عَقلٍintelligence أَريباdiscerning
وَإِن هوَ كانَ ذا عَقلٍ أَريبا
And never neglect to instruct him for any reason,
Even if he is intelligent and discerning.
وَإِنand if ضَيَّعتَyou neglect ذاكَthat فَلاthen do not تَلُمهُblame him
وَإِن ضَيَّعتَ ذاكَ فَلا تَلُمهُ
عَلىfor أَنthat لَمnot يَكُنhe had عَلِمَknown الغيوباthe unseen
عَلى أَن لَم يَكُن عَلِمَ الغيوبا
And if you neglect that, do not blame him
For not having known the unseen.