إِنif أَكَلتُمyou ate فَضلاًa surplus وَأَنفَقتُمand you spent فَضsur- (first part of 'surplus')
إِن أَكَلتُم فَضلاً وَأَنفَقتُم فَض
لاًplus (completion of 'surplus') فَلاthen let no يَدخُلَنَّenter (emphatic) والٍa governor عَلَيكُمupon you
لاً فَلا يَدخُلَنَّ والٍ عَلَيكُم
If you eat a surplus and spend a sur-
If you eat extravagantly and spend extravagantly
plus, let no governor enter upon you.
Extravagance will surely befall you
لاdo not تُوَلّواentrust أُمورَكُمyour affairs أَيدِيَhands of الناthe peo- (first part of 'the people')
لا تُوَلّوا أُمورَكُم أَيدِيَ النا
سِple (completion of 'people') إِذاwhen رُدَّتِwere returned الأُمورُthe affairs إِلَيكُمto you
سِ إِذا رُدَّتِ الأُمورُ إِلَيكُم
Do not entrust your affairs to the hands of the peo-
Do not leave your affairs in the hands of others
ple, when affairs are returned to you.
When you are capable of handling them yourselves