حَلفَةٌan oath ماwhatever حلفتyou have sworn لاnot تَعبُرُpasses
حَلفَةٌ ما حلفت لا تَعبُرُ
اللِّئامthe base مَبرورَةًfaithfully kept مِنَamong الأَيمانِoaths
اللِّئام مَبرورَةً مِنَ الأَيمانِ
Whatever oath you have sworn does not pass
Among the base as one of the faithfully kept oaths.
رُبَّmany a حَنثٍbreach of an oath فيهِin it النَّجاةُdeliverance وبرand oath-keeping
رُبَّ حَنثٍ فيهِ النَّجاةُ وبر
قَدindeed أَحَلَّlodged الفَتىthe young man بِدارِin an abode of هَوانِhumiliation
قَد أَحَلَّ الفَتى بِدارِ هَوانِ
Many a broken oath holds deliverance, while keeping one
Has lodged a young man in an abode of humiliation.