ياO صائدhunter of الأُسْدِthe lions إنindeed صيْدكهاyour hunting them
يا صائد الأُسْدِ إن صيْدكها
لجَامعٌsurely unites خَلَّتَيْنِtwo qualities منof رَشَدِsound judgment
لجَامعٌ خَلَّتَيْنِ من رَشَدِ
O hunter of lions, indeed your hunting them
O hunter of lions, your prey
Surely unites two qualities of sound judgment:
Combines two opposites of wisdom,
مَلذّةa pleasure تُجتَنىis reaped ومنفعةand a benefit
مَلذّة تُجتَنى ومنفعة
للسالكينfor those traveling السبيلَthe road والقَعَدِand those who stay behind
للسالكين السبيلَ والقَعَدِ
A pleasure to be reaped, and a benefit
Pleasure to be sought, and benefit
For those who travel the road and those who stay behind.
For those traveling the path or sitting still.
وأيand what شيءthing أجلُّgreater منفعةًin benefit
وأي شيء أجلُّ منفعةً
منthan أسدٍa lion قاسطٍacting unjustly علىagainst أسدِa lion
من أسدٍ قاسطٍ على أسدِ
And what thing is greater in benefit
What thing has greater benefit
Than a lion wronging a lion?
Than a lion overwhelming a lion?
وأيand what لصٍthief أجلُّgreater مَرْزأةloss
وأي لصٍ أجلُّ مَرْزأة
منthan مُتْلِفِdestroyer of الروحlife مُتْلِفdestroyer of الجسدِthe body
من مُتْلِفِ الروح مُتْلِف الجسدِ
And what thief causes greater loss
What thief is more splendid
Than the destroyer of life, the destroyer of the body?
Than the harmonizer of spirit and body?
Sol 6.1