قَدindeed صَحَّhas been confirmed عِندِيَto me ماجَرىwhat happened
قَد صَحَّ عِندِيَ ماجَرى
فَدَعِso abandon اللَجاجَةَobstinacy وَالمِراand argument
فَدَعِ اللَجاجَةَ وَالمِرا
What happened has been confirmed to me.
So abandon obstinacy and argument.
كَمhow much قَدindeed كَتَمتُI concealed فَلَمyet did not يُفِدhelp
كَم قَد كَتَمتُ فَلَم يُفِد
حَتّىuntil دَرىlearned بِكَof you مَنwhoever دَرىlearned
حَتّى دَرى بِكَ مَن دَرى
Much have I concealed, yet it did no good,
Until word of you reached those it reached.
ياغافِلاًO heedless one عَنof نَفسِهِhis own self
ياغافِلاً عَن نَفسِهِ
أَخَذَتهُhave seized him أَلسِنَةُtongues الوَرىhumankind
أَخَذَتهُ أَلسِنَةُ الوَرى
O you who are heedless of yourself,
Whom the tongues of people have seized!
السَهلُlevel ground أَهوَنُeasier مَسلَكاًas a path
السَهلُ أَهوَنُ مَسلَكاً
فَدَعِso leave الطَريقَthe road الأَوعَراthe rougher
فَدَعِ الطَريقَ الأَوعَرا
Level ground is easier to travel,
So leave the rougher road.
وَاِعلَمand know بِأَنَّكَthat you ماتَقُلwhatever you say
وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ ماتَقُل
فيabout الناسِpeople قالواthey will say أَكثَراmore
في الناسِ قالوا أَكثَرا
And know that whatever you say
About people, they will say more.
فَاِحفَظso guard لِسانَكَyour tongue تَستَرِحyou will find peace
فَاِحفَظ لِسانَكَ تَستَرِح
فَلَقَدfor indeed كَفىis enough ماقَدwhat has already جَرىhappened
فَلَقَد كَفى ماقَد جَرى
So guard your tongue, and you will find peace,
For what has already happened is enough.
وَلَقَدand indeed نَصَحتُكَI advised you وَاِجتَهَدand strove
وَلَقَد نَصَحتُكَ وَاِجتَهَد
تُI (preceding verb’s suffix) وَأَنتَand you بَعدُafter this تَخَيَّراmake your choice
تُ وَأَنتَ بَعدُ تَخَيَّرا
And I have indeed advised you and done my best;
And you, now, make your choice.