يَستَأسِدُgrows lionlike النَبتُthe plants الغضيضُtender فَلاso do not تَلُمblame
يَستَأسِدُ النَبتُ الغضيضُ فَلا تَلُم
رَجُلاًa man مَتىwhenever أَبصَرتَهُyou see him مُستَأسِداacting like a lion
رَجُلاً مَتى أَبصَرتَهُ مُستَأسِدا
The tender plants grow lionlike, so do not blame
a man whenever you see him acting like a lion.
وَإِذاand if حُسِدتَyou are envied فَإِنَّthen indeed شُكرَgratitude for فَضيلَةٍa virtue
وَإِذا حُسِدتَ فَإِنَّ شُكرَ فَضيلَةٍ
أَنthat لاnot تُؤاخِذَyou hold to account فيfor الإِساءَةِthe wrongdoing حاسِداan envier
أَن لا تُؤاخِذَ في الإِساءَةِ حاسِدا
And if you are envied, then gratitude for a virtue
is not to hold an envier to account for wrongdoing.
وَمِنَand among الرَزيَّةِcalamities رَنunclear; likely a typo for 'that' تَبيتَyou spend the night مُكَلَّفاًburdened with
وَمِنَ الرَزيَّةِ رَن تَبيتَ مُكَلَّفاً
إِصلاحَreforming مَنone who صَحِبَhas lived with الغَريزَةَinnate nature فاسِداcorrupt
إِصلاحَ مَن صَحِبَ الغَريزَةَ فاسِدا
And it is a calamity [that] you spend the night burdened with
reforming someone who is corrupt by nature.
وَالدَينُand religion (likely intended; vocalized 'debt') مَتجَرُthe trade of مَيِّتٍa dead man فَلِذالِكَso for that reason لاnot
وَالدَينُ مَتجَرُ مَيِّتٍ فَلِذالِكَ لا
تُلفيهِyou find it فيamong الأَحياءِthe living إِلّاexcept كاسِداlanguishing in trade
تُلفيهِ في الأَحياءِ إِلّا كاسِدا
And religion is a dead man's trade; hence you do not
find it among the living except languishing.