ياO مَنyou who يَروحُgo forth at evening وَيَغتَديand go forth at dawn
يا مَن يَروحُ وَيَغتَدي
بَينَbetween التَمَرُّدِrebellion وَالجِسارَهand audacity
بَينَ التَمَرُّدِ وَالجِسارَه
O you who go forth at evening and at dawn,
O you who comes and goes
between rebellion and audacity,
Between defiance and daring
ماwhat لِلفَتىfor the young man وَلِمَتجَرٍand for a trading venture
ما لِلفَتى وَلِمَتجَرٍ
أَرباحُهُits profits فيهِin it خَسارَهloss
أَرباحُهُ فيهِ خَسارَه
what has a young man to do with a venture
What use is there for the lad or the merchant
whose profits are losses?
Whose profits in it are loss
لاdo not تَتَّجِرtrade فيin السِيِّئاmisdeeds (word continues)
لا تَتَّجِر في السِيِّئا
تِ(completes “misdeeds”) فَإِنَّهاfor it is بِئسَwretched is التِجارَهthe trade
تِ فَإِنَّها بِئسَ التِجارَه
Do not trade in misdeeds,
Trade not in evil
for it is a wretched trade.
For it is wretched commerce