ظَفَرتَyou have gained مِنَfrom الدُنياthe world بِجيفَةِwith a carcass مَيِّتٍa dead creature
ظَفَرتَ مِنَ الدُنيا بِجيفَةِ مَيِّتٍ
فَماso there is no لَكَfor you بُدٌّescape مِنfrom مُعاشَرَةِkeeping company with الكَلبِthe dog
فَما لَكَ بُدٌّ مِن مُعاشَرَةِ الكَلبِ
You have gained from this world a dead creature’s carcass;
So you cannot avoid keeping company with the dog.
فَدَعهاso leave it فَماfor there is no فيهاin it وَماnor is there فيin طِلابِهاpursuing it
فَدَعها فَما فيها وَما في طِلابِها
وَلاnor أَهلِهاits people خَيرٌany good لِمَنfor whoever كانَis ذاpossessed of لُبِّreason
وَلا أَهلِها خَيرٌ لِمَن كانَ ذا لُبِّ
So leave it, for neither in it nor in pursuing it,
Nor in its people is there any good for one endowed with reason.