بذلتI devoted وقتاًtime للطبto medicine كيso that لاnot
بذلت وقتاً للطب كي لا
ألقىI approach بنيthe sons of الملكthe king بالسؤالwith pleas
ألقى بني الملك بالسؤال
I devoted my time to medicine, lest I
I devoted time to medicine so that I would not
meet the king’s sons with pleas.
approach the king's sons with pleas.
وكانand was وجهthe course of الصوابwhat is right فيin أنthat
وكان وجه الصواب في أن
أصونI safeguard نفسيmyself بلاwithout ابتذالself-abasement
أصون نفسي بلا ابتذال
And the right course lay in this: that
And the right course was to
I preserve my dignity without self-abasement.
preserve my dignity without self-abasement.
لاno بدescape للجسمfor the body منfrom قوامsustenance
لا بد للجسم من قوام
فخذهso take it منfrom جانبthe side of اعتدالmoderation
فخذه من جانب اعتدال
The body must have sustenance;
The body cannot do without sustenance;
so take it in due moderation.
so take it in moderation.
وأقربand draw near منto العزhonor فيin اتضاعlowliness
وأقرب من العز في اتضاع
واهربand flee منfrom الذلhumiliation فيin المعاليlofty stations
واهرب من الذل في المعالي
And draw near to honor through humility,
And draw near to honor in lowliness,
and flee from abasement amid noble heights.
and flee humiliation in lofty stations.
Sol 6.1