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Trust in the wise, not the brother, for sometimes

ثق في الحجا دون الشقيق فربما

1. Trust in the wise, not the brother, for sometimes
The wise may be closer than the brother

١. ثِق في الحِجا دونَ الشقيق فربَّما
كانَ الحجا دونَ الشقيقِ شقيقا

2. How narrow were straits that became spacious with the wise
And spaciousness became with ignorance narrow

٢. كَم بالحجا ضيقٌ غدا سعةً وكم
سعة غدت عندَ الجهالةِ ضيقا

3. And forgive your brother, for if you burden him
With excess, you make righteousness disobedience in him

٣. واِسمَح أخاك فأَنت إن كلَّفته
شططاً أحلتَ البِرَّ منه عقوقا

4. Oh what bad times for men, when an ignoble one's
Ill thoughts about it become reality the next day

٤. يا للرجالِ لحكمِ دهرٍ سيِّء
ظنَّ اللئيم به غدا تحقيقا

5. A time that made the forbearing among people
Feeble, and made the foolish judicious

٥. دهر غدا بينَ الأنامِ حليمُه
عيّاً وصار سفيهُه مِنطيقا

6. And the praiseworthy generous one's fate
Became according to his morals

٦. وكريمُه المحمودُ أخلق قدرُه
ولئيمه قد صار فيه خليقَا

7. And the ignoble one became in it fitting
While the free one is prevented from attaining desires

٧. والحرُّ عن نيلِ المطالب مُوثَقٌ
والنَّذل يسعى في هواهُ طليقا

8. And the base one freely pursues his passions
While the judicious, intelligent and forbearing

٨. وأولو النباهةِ والذكا والحِلمِ قد
نُبذوا مكاناً في المحلِّ سحيقا

9. Are discarded into a far corner
And I see the ignorant transgressors with their ignorance

٩. وأرى لديهِ المترَفينَ بجهلهم
كفراً أضلُّوا قومَهم وفسوقا