إِذا أَرسَلتَ في أَمرٍ رَسولاً

إِذا أَرسَلتَ في أَمرٍ رَسولاً

فَأَفهِمهُ وَأَرسِلهُ أَديبا

فَأَفهِمهُ وَأَرسِلهُ أَديبا

If you send him as a messenger on some affair,

If you send a messenger on a matter,

make him understand it, and send him well versed.

then make him understand, and send him well-mannered.

وَلا تَترُك وَصيَّتَهُ لِشَيءٍ

وَلا تَترُك وَصيَّتَهُ لِشَيءٍ

وَإِن هوَ كانَ ذا عَقلٍ أَريبا

وَإِن هوَ كانَ ذا عَقلٍ أَريبا

Do not neglect to instruct him about anything,

And do not neglect instructing him for any reason,

even if he is intelligent and discerning.

even if he is intelligent and discerning.

وَإِن ضَيَّعتَ ذاكَ فَلا تَلُمهُ

وَإِن ضَيَّعتَ ذاكَ فَلا تَلُمهُ

عَلى أَن لَم يَكُن عَلِمَ الغيوبا

عَلى أَن لَم يَكُن عَلِمَ الغيوبا

And if you neglect that, do not blame him

And if you neglect that, do not blame him

for not having known the things unseen.

for not having known the unseen.