وأَطفِand quench حَديثَtalk السُّوءevil بالصَّمتِwith silence إنَّهُfor it
وأَطفِ حَديثَ السُّوء بالصَّمتِ إنَّهُ
مَتَىwhenever يُؤرَis kindled ناراًa fire لِلعِتابِfor reproach تَأَجَّجاflares up
مَتَى يُؤرَ ناراً لِلعِتابِ تَأَجَّجا
And quench malicious talk with silence; for indeed,
And quench evil talk with silence, for it
whenever it kindles a fire of reproach, it flares up.
Flares up whenever kindled as a fire for reproach.
