إنْif قالhe says لاno قالهاhe says it للآمريهِto those who command him بهاto say it
إنْ قال لا قالها للآمريهِ بها
ردَّاًin rejection لآمرِهِof his commander الغاوِيmisguided وعِصياناand in disobedience
ردَّاً لآمرِهِ الغاوِي وعِصيانا
If he says “no,” he says it to those who bid him say it,
rejecting his misguided commander and defying him.
ولمand he did not يَقُلْهاsay it لمنto whoever يَعفُوseeks فواضلَهُhis bounties
ولم يَقُلْها لمن يَعفُو فواضلَهُ
كالَّافظينlike those who utter بهاit منعاًto withhold وحِرماناand to deprive
كالَّافظين بها منعاً وحِرمانا
Nor has he said it to anyone who seeks his bounties,
as do those who utter it to withhold and deprive.
متىwhenever يطاولْhe vies in stature with شريفاًa nobleman يعلُهhe rises above him شرفاًin nobility
متى يطاولْ شريفاً يعلُه شرفاً
وإنand if يوازنْهhe weighs himself against him يسفُلhe sinks lower عنهthan him رُجحاناthrough greater weight
وإن يوازنْه يسفُل عنه رُجحانا
Whenever he vies in stature with a nobleman, he rises above him in nobility;
and if he is weighed against him, he sinks below him through his greater weight.
إذاwhen اشترىpurchase الحمدَpraise أفناءُvarious kinds الملوكof kings رأىhe sees
إذا اشترى الحمدَ أفناءُ الملوك رأى
بينbetween التجارةِtrade والأفضالِand acts of generosity فُرقاناa distinction
بين التجارةِ والأفضالِ فُرقانا
When kings of every kind purchase praise, he sees
a distinction between trade and acts of generosity.
Sol 6.1