إذاif استقبحتyou find repugnant أمراًsomething فاجتنيهthen avoid it (apparently intended)
إذا استقبحت أمراً فاجتنيه
وماand whatever استحسنتَyou find good منهof it فاجتلبهthen acquire it
وما استحسنتَ منه فاجتلبه
If you find something repugnant, avoid it.
And whatever you find good in it, seek it out.
ومنand whoever آخيتهyou have taken him as a brother وأردتand you wish ألاthat ... not
ومن آخيته وأردت ألا
يحولَhe turn away عنfrom الإخاءِbrotherhood فلاthen do not تعبهُfind fault with him
يحولَ عن الإخاءِ فلا تعبهُ
And if you have taken someone as a brother and wish him not
to turn away from brotherhood, do not find fault with him.
وماand whatever تبغيهِyou desire it فاطلبهُthen seek it برفقٍwith gentleness
وما تبغيهِ فاطلبهُ برفقٍ
وأسبابٍand through means تيسرُهُthat make it easy تصبهُyou will attain it
وأسبابٍ تيسرُهُ تصبهُ
And whatever you desire, seek it gently,
and through means that ease its pursuit—you will attain it.
ودارِand deal tactfully with الناسَpeople تسلمyou will be safe منfrom أذاهمtheir harm
ودارِ الناسَ تسلم من أذاهم
وتستحلand you will find sweet المعاشَlife وتستطِبهُand you will find it pleasant
وتستحل المعاشَ وتستطِبهُ
And deal tactfully with people: you will be safe from their harm,
and find life sweet and pleasant.
فليسَfor there is no لِمَنfor one who يُداريdeals tactfully with الناسَpeople أُنساًcompanionship
فليسَ لِمَن يُداري الناسَ أُنساً
وعيشاًand living رافِهاًcomfortable ندٌّan equal وَشِبهُand a peer
وعيشاً رافِهاً ندٌّ وَشِبهُ
For one who deals tactfully with people has, in companionship
and a life of ease, no equal or peer.