إِذاif أَنتَyou حُمِّلتَwere charged with الأَمانَةَthe trust فارعَهاthen safeguard it
إِذا أَنتَ حُمِّلتَ الأَمانَةَ فارعَها
وَكُونَنَّand surely be قُفلاًa lock لاnot يَرومُكَseeks you فاتِحُan opener
وَكُونَنَّ قُفلاً لا يَرومُكَ فاتِحُ
If you are charged with a trust, safeguard it.
And be a lock that no opener seeks to open.
فَإِنَّfor indeed لسانَthe tongue المَرءِof a person ماas long as لَمnot يَكُنthere is لَهُfor him
فَإِنَّ لسانَ المَرءِ ما لَم يَكُن لَهُ
فُؤادٌa heart بِماof what يَخفىis hidden عَلىfrom الناسِpeople بائِحُdivulging
فُؤادٌ بِما يَخفى عَلى الناسِ بائِحُ
For a man's tongue, unless he has
A heart, divulges what is hidden from people.