اِحفَظِguard السِرَّthe secret وَاِرعَهُand safeguard it
اِحفَظِ السِرَّ وَاِرعَهُ
اِنَّindeed اِظهارَهُrevealing it خَطَرa danger
اِنَّ اِظهارَهُ خَطَر
Guard the secret and safeguard it;
indeed, revealing it is a danger.
لاdo not تذعهُdivulge it وَاِنand even if وَثَقtrusted (verb stem)
لا تذعهُ وَاِن وَثَق
تَyou (verb ending) لِمَنin someone who يَكتُمconceals الخَبَرthe news
تَ لِمَن يَكتُم الخَبَر
Do not divulge it, even if you trust
someone who keeps the news concealed.
فَقَديماًfor long ago رُويit was related لَناto us
فَقَديماً رُوي لَنا
عَنfrom ذَويpossessors of العِلمknowledge بِالأَثَرof transmitted tradition
عَن ذَوي العِلم بِالأَثَر
For long ago it was related to us
by those versed in transmitted tradition:
اِحفَظِguard السِرَّthe secret مِثلَماjust as
اِحفَظِ السِرَّ مِثلَما
يُحفَظُis guarded السَمعُhearing وَالبَصَرand sight
يُحفَظُ السَمعُ وَالبَصَر
Guard the secret just as
hearing and sight are guarded.