ياO مَعشرَcompany المُردِthe beardless youths إِنيindeed I ناصِحٌa sincere adviser لكمُto you
يا مَعشرَ المُردِ إِني ناصِحٌ لكمُ
والمَرءُand a man فيin القَولِspeech بينَbetween الصدقِtruth والكَذِبِand falsehood
والمَرءُ في القَولِ بينَ الصدقِ والكَذِبِ
O company of beardless youths, I am your sincere adviser.
O hordes of young men, I advise you
And in speech a man stands between truth and falsehood.
And a person in speech lies between honesty and lies
لاnot ينكحنَّever have intercourse with حَبيباًa beloved منكمُamong you أحدٌanyone
لا ينكحنَّ حَبيباً منكمُ أحدٌ
فإنَّfor indeed وَجعاءَهُhis sore backside أعدىmore contagious مِنthan الجَرَبِscabies
فإنَّ وَجعاءَهُ أعدى مِن الجَرَبِ
Let none of you ever have intercourse with a beloved,
Let none of you marry a lover
For his sore backside is more contagious than scabies.
For her pain is more severe than scabies
لاnot تأمنواfeel safe أنthat تحولواyou change بعدَafter ثالثةٍa third time
لا تأمنوا أن تحولوا بعدَ ثالثةٍ
فتركبواand so you ride عُمُداًpillars ليستare not منof الخَشَبِwood
فتركبوا عُمُداً ليست من الخَشَبِ
Do not think yourselves safe from changing after a third time,
Do not feel safe to change after three
And so riding pillars that are not made of wood.
And so you ride pillars not made of wood