أَغضِavert your gaze عَنِfrom المَرءِthe man وَعَمّاand from what لَدَيهin his possession
أَغضِ عَنِ المَرءِ وَعَمّا لَدَيه
أَخوكَyour brother مَنthe one وَفَّرتَyou left untouched ماwhat فيin يَدَيهhis hands
أَخوكَ مَن وَفَّرتَ ما في يَدَيه
Avert your gaze from a man and from what he owns.
Your brother is he for whom you leave untouched what is in his hands.
وَقَلَّand seldom مَنsomeone whom تَأتيهِyou approach him مِنfrom حَيثُwhere لاnot
وَقَلَّ مَن تَأتيهِ مِن حَيثُ لا
يَهواهُhe likes it إِلّاexcept كُنتَyou were ثِقلاًa burden عَلَيهon him
يَهواهُ إِلّا كُنتَ ثِقلاً عَلَيه
And seldom do you approach someone in a way he does not
like without becoming a burden to him.
مَنwhoever ظَنَّthought بيof me الرَغبَةَdesire فيfor شَيإِهِwhat he owns
مَن ظَنَّ بي الرَغبَةَ في شَيإِهِ
باعَدَنيdrove me away مِنهُfrom him دُنُوّيmy drawing near إِلَيهto him
باعَدَني مِنهُ دُنُوّي إِلَيه
If someone thinks I covet what he owns,
my drawing near to him drives me away from him.