أياO مازحاone who jests بالشرwith evil أقصرcurb
أيا مازحا بالشر أقصر
مزاحكyour jesting خوفfor fear of حادثةa calamity عظيمهgrave
مزاحك خوف حادثة عظيمه
O you who jest with evil, curb
O you who jest with evil, stop!
your jesting, for fear of a grave calamity.
Your jesting is the fear of a mighty calamity.
دعleave off التعريضthe insinuation بالمكروهof something hurtful مزحاin jest
دع التعريض بالمكروه مزحا
مخافةfor fear of غبّthe aftermath of بادرةan outburst of الخصومهhostility
مخافة غبّ بادرة الخصومه
Leave off hurtful insinuations in jest,
Leave off alluding in jest to what is unpleasant,
for fear of the aftermath of an outburst of hostility.
Lest an ignorant man swiftly make you his foe.
فكمfor many an رامarcher رمىshot at كلباa dog فعادتand it returned
فكم رام رمى كلبا فعادت
رميّتهُhis shot إلىto عينan eye كريمهprecious
رميّتهُ إلى عين كريمه
For many an archer shot at a dog, and back came
How often has one meaning to throw a mere clod
his shot into a precious eye.
Thrown it in the eye of the noble and great!
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