إِذاif حَبَسَrestrains الإِنسَانُa person غَربَthe sharp edge of لِسَانِهِhis tongue
إِذا حَبَسَ الإِنسَانُ غَربَ لِسَانِهِ
عَنِfrom النَّاسِpeople لَمnot تُسرِعhasten إِلَيهِtoward him القَواذِفُmissiles of slander
عَنِ النَّاسِ لَم تُسرِع إِلَيهِ القَواذِفُ
If a man restrains the sharp edge of his tongue
from people, the missiles of slander will not hasten toward him.
وَكُلُّand every امرِئperson لاnot يَأمَنُtrust الناسُpeople غَيبَهُhis conduct out of sight
وَكُلُّ امرِئ لا يَأمَنُ الناسُ غَيبَهُ
لَهُfor him خاذِفٌa pebble-flinger بِالغَيبِbehind his back مِنهُمfrom among them وَقاذِفُand a slanderer
لَهُ خاذِفٌ بِالغَيبِ مِنهُم وَقاذِفُ
And every man whom people cannot trust out of sight
has among them a pebble-flinger and a slanderer behind his back.