PROVERBS 7	امثال 7
1 My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.	1 يَا ابْنِي احْفَظْ كَلاَمِي وَاذْخَرْ وَصَايَايَ عِنْدَكَ.
2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.	2 احْفَظْ وَصَايَايَ فَتَحْيَا وَشَرِيعَتِي كَحَدَقَةِ عَيْنِكَ.
3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.	3 اُرْبُطْهَا عَلَى أَصَابِعِكَ. اكْتُبْهَا عَلَى لَوْحِ قَلْبِكَ.
4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin,	4 قُلْ لِلْحِكْمَةِ: «أَنْتِ أُخْتِي» وَادْعُ الْفَهْمَ ذَا قَرَابَةٍ.
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.	5 لِتَحْفَظَكَ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ الأَجْنَبِيَّةِ مِنَ الْغَرِيبَةِ الْمَلِقَةِ بِكَلاَمِهَا.
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,	6 لأَنِّي مِنْ كُوَّةِ بَيْتِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ شُبَّاكِي تَطَلَّعْتُ
7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,	7 فَرَأَيْتُ بَيْنَ الْجُهَّالِ لاَحَظْتُ بَيْنَ الْبَنِينَ غُلاَماً عَدِيمَ الْفَهْمِ
8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house	8 عَابِراً فِي الشَّارِعِ عِنْدَ زَاوِيَتِهَا وَصَاعِداً فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِهَا.
9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.	9 فِي الْعِشَاءِ فِي مَسَاءِ الْيَوْمِ فِي حَدَقَةِ اللَّيْلِ وَالظَّلاَمِ.
10 And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.	10 وَإِذَا بِامْرَأَةٍ اسْتَقْبَلَتْهُ فِي زِيِّ زَانِيَةٍ وَخَبِيثَةُ الْقَلْبِ.
11 She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.	11 صَخَّابَةٌ هِيَ وَجَامِحَةٌ. فِي بَيْتِهَا لاَ تَسْتَقِرُّ قَدَمَاهَا.
12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.	12 تَارَةً فِي الْخَارِجِ وَأُخْرَى فِي الشَّوَارِعِ. وَعِنْدَ كُلِّ زَاوِيَةٍ تَكْمُنُ.
13 So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:	13 فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ وَقَبَّلَتْهُ. أَوْقَحَتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ لَهُ:
14 "I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.	14 «عَلَيَّ ذَبَائِحُ السَّلاَمَةِ. الْيَوْمَ أَوْفَيْتُ نُذُورِي.
15 So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.	15 فَلِذَلِكَ خَرَجْتُ لِلِقَائِكَ لأَطْلُبَ وَجْهَكَ حَتَّى أَجِدَكَ.
16 I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.	16 بِالدِّيبَاجِ فَرَشْتُ سَرِيرِي بِمُوَشَّى كَتَّانٍ مِنْ مِصْرَ.
17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.	17 عَطَّرْتُ فِرَاشِي بِمُرٍّ وَعُودٍ وَقِرْفَةٍ.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.	18 هَلُمَّ نَرْتَوِ وُدّاً إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ. نَتَلَذَّذُ بِالْحُبِّ.
19 For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;	19 لأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيْسَ فِي الْبَيْتِ. ذَهَبَ فِي طَرِيقٍ بَعِيدَةٍ.
20 He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day."	20 أَخَذَ صُرَّةَ الْفِضَّةِ بِيَدِهِ. يَوْمَ الْهِلاَلِ يَأْتِي إِلَى بَيْتِهِ».
21 With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.	21 أَغْوَتْهُ بِكَثْرَةِ فُنُونِهَا بِمَلْثِ شَفَتَيْهَا طَوَّحَتْهُ.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,	22 ذَهَبَ وَرَاءَهَا لِوَقْتِهِ كَثَوْرٍ يَذْهَبُ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ أَوْ كَالْغَبِيِّ إِلَى قَيْدِ الْقِصَاصِ
23 Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.	23 حَتَّى يَشُقَّ سَهْمٌ كَبِدَهُ. كَطَيْرٍ يُسْرِعُ إِلَى الْفَخِّ وَلاَ يَدْرِي أَنَّهُ لِنَفْسِهِ.
24 Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:	24 وَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الأَبْنَاءُ اسْمَعُوا لِي وَأَصْغُوا لِكَلِمَاتِ فَمِي.
25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;	25 لاَ يَمِلْ قَلْبُكَ إِلَى طُرُقِهَا وَلاَ تَشْرُدْ فِي مَسَالِكِهَا.
26 For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.	26 لأَنَّهَا طَرَحَتْ كَثِيرِينَ جَرْحَى وَكُلُّ قَتْلاَهَا أَقْوِيَاءُ.
27 Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.	27 طُرُقُ الْهَاوِيَةِ بَيْتُهَا هَابِطَةٌ إِلَى خُدُورِ الْمَوْتِ.