لاdo not تَأْمَنَنْever feel safe from كَيدَscheming العَدُوْthe enemy (continued)
لا تَأْمَنَنْ كَيدَ العَدُوْ
وِcompletion of ‘the enemy’ فَأَمنُfor feeling safe from كيدِهِمُtheir scheming غَرَرْrisk
وِ فَأَمنُ كيدِهِمُ غَرَرْ
Never feel safe from the enemy’s scheming;
Do not feel secure from the plots of the enemy,
for feeling safe from their scheming is a risk.
for to feel secure from their plots is delusion.
كُنْbe منْهagainst him إنwhether كانhe is القَوِيْthe strong one (continued)
كُنْ منْه إن كان القَوِيْ
يَcompletion of ‘the strong one’ أوor الضَّعيفَthe weak one علىon حَذَرْguard
يَ أو الضَّعيفَ على حَذَرْ
Be on your guard against him, whether he is strong
Be wary of them, whether they are strong
or weak.
or weak, always be on your guard.
فالماءُfor the water يُطفيextinguishes النارَthe fire طبby nature (continued)
فالماءُ يُطفي النارَ طب
عَاًcompletion of ‘by nature’ فيin الصَّفاءِclarity وفيand in الكَدَرْturbidity
عَاً في الصَّفاءِ وفي الكَدَرْ
For water extinguishes fire by nature,
For water can extinguish fire when it is pure
whether clear or turbid.
and clean, or when it is muddy and murky.