الصمتsilence ُ أزينُmore becoming بالفتىto a young man
الصمت ُ أزينُ بالفتى
منْthan منطقٍspeech فيat غيرِother than حينِهits proper time
منْ منطقٍ في غيرِ حينِه
Silence is more becoming to a young man
Than speech at the wrong time.
والصدقُand truthfulness أجملُmore beautiful بالفتَىfor a young man
والصدقُ أجملُ بالفتَى
فِيin القولspeech عنديin my view منthan يمينهhis oath
فِي القول عندي من يمينه
And truthfulness is finer for a young man,
In speech, to my mind, than his oath.
وعلىand upon الفتىthe young man بوقارهthrough his dignity
وعلى الفتى بوقاره
سمةٌa mark تلوحُshines علَىupon جبينِهhis brow
سمةٌ تلوحُ علَى جبينِه
And a young man, through his dignity, bears
A mark that shines upon his brow.
فمنthen who الذيwho يَخْفَىremains hidden عليـfrom
فمن الذي يَخْفَى عليـ
ـكyou إذاwhen نظرتَyou look إلىat قرينهhis companion
ـك إذا نظرتَ إلى قرينه
Who, then, can remain unknown to
You, when you look at his companion?
رُبَّmany a امرىءman متيقنfirmly convinced
رُبَّ امرىء متيقن
غلبprevailed الشقاءُwretchedness علىover يقينهhis certainty
غلب الشقاءُ على يقينه
Many a man of firm conviction
Has had wretchedness prevail over his certainty
فأزالهُso it diverted him عنْfrom رأيهِhis judgment
فأزالهُ عنْ رأيهِ
فابتاعso he bought دنياهhis worldly life بدينهwith his faith
فابتاع دنياه بدينه
And turn him away from his judgment,
So he bought his worldly life with his faith.
Sol 6.1