إِنَّindeed الجَهولَthe ignorant man إِذاwhen أُلزِمتُI was compelled صُحبَتَهُhis company
إِنَّ الجَهولَ إِذا أُلزِمتُ صُحبَتَهُ
قَسراًforcibly فَصاحَبتُهُso I kept his company عَنout of غَيرِlack of إيثارِchoice
قَسراً فَصاحَبتُهُ عَن غَيرِ إيثارِ
Indeed, the ignorant man, when I am compelled to keep his company,
When I'm forced into the company of the ignorant
and so associate with him under compulsion, not by choice,
I keep them company without any choice
يُطفيextinguishes ضِياءَlight سَناradiance فَهميmy understanding وَيُنقِصُهُand diminishes it
يُطفي ضِياءَ سَنا فَهمي وَيُنقِصُهُ
كَالنارِlike fire بِالماءِby water أَوor كَالماءِlike water بِالنارِby fire
كَالنارِ بِالماءِ أَو كَالماءِ بِالنارِ
extinguishes the radiant light of my understanding and diminishes it,
They extinguish the light of my understanding
like fire quenched by water, or water diminished by fire.
Like fire with water, or water with fire