وَلاand do not تَجعَلmake الأَرضَthe earth العَريضَbroad مَحلُّهاits expanse
وَلا تَجعَل الأَرضَ العَريضَ مَحلُّها
عَلَيكَfor you سَبيلاًa path وَعَثَةَrugged المُتَنَقَّلthe passage
عَلَيكَ سَبيلاً وَعَثَةَ المُتَنَقَّل
And do not make the earth, whose expanse is vast,
a path arduous for you to traverse.
وَإِنand if خِفتَyou fear مِنfrom دارٍa dwelling هَواناًhumiliation فَوَلِّهاthen yield it
وَإِن خِفتَ مِن دارٍ هَواناً فَوَلِّها
سِواكَsomeone other than you وَعنand away from دارِthe dwelling of الأَذىharm فَتَحَوَّلِthen move away
سِواكَ وَعن دارِ الأَذى فَتَحَوَّلِ
And if you fear humiliation in a dwelling, yield it
to someone else, and move away from the dwelling of harm.
ولاand do not تكbe ممَّنamong those who يُغلقُis shut البابthe door دونهbefore him
ولا تك ممَّن يُغلقُ الباب دونه
عليهagainst him بمغلاقwith a bolt منof العجزhelplessness مقفلlocked
عليه بمغلاق من العجز مقفل
And do not be one before whom the door is shut,
locked against him with a bolt of helplessness.
وَماand not المَرءُa man إِلّاexcept حَيثُwhere يَجعَلُhe places نَفسَهُhimself
وَما المَرءُ إِلّا حَيثُ يَجعَلُ نَفسَهُ
فَفيso among صالِحrighteous الأَعمالِdeeds نَفسكَyourself فَاِجعَلِthen place
فَفي صالِح الأَعمالِ نَفسكَ فَاِجعَلِ
And a man is only where he places himself,
so place yourself among righteous deeds.