تعاونcooperate علىin الخيراتgood deeds تظفرyou will succeed ولاand do not تكُنbe
تعاون على الخيرات تظفر ولا تكُن
علىin الإثمsin والعُدوَانِand aggression مِمَّنamong those who يُعَاوِنُassist
على الإثم والعُدوَانِ مِمَّن يُعَاوِنُ
Cooperate in good deeds and you will succeed; do not be
Cooperate in doing good, you will succeed; do not be
Among those who aid in sin and aggression.
Among those who cooperate in sin and aggression.
وداهِنand flatter إِذاif ماever (emphatic) خِفتَyou fear يَوماًone day مُسَلَّطاsomeone in authority
وداهِن إِذا ما خِفتَ يَوماً مُسَلَّطا
عليكover you ولاand not يَحتالُdevises stratagems منwhoever لاdoes not يُدَاهِنُflatter
عليك ولا يَحتالُ من لا يُدَاهِنُ
And flatter if one day you fear someone in authority
Flatter when you fear a day of being overpowered
Over you; he who does not flatter devises no stratagem.
Upon you; he who does not flatter has no tricks.
ولاand do not تكُbe ذاpossessing لَونينtwo colors (two-facedness) يُبديdisplays بَشاشَةًcheerfulness
ولا تكُ ذا لَونين يُبدي بَشاشَةً
وفيand in صَدرِهhis breast ضَبٌّa spiny-tailed lizard منof الغِلِّrancor كامِنُlurking
وفي صَدرِه ضَبٌّ من الغِلِّ كامِنُ
And do not be a man of two colors, displaying cheerfulness,
Do not be two-faced, showing joy,
While in his breast a lizard of rancor lies hidden.
while rancor sits concealed in his breast.