يختلُّhe picks his teeth حولاًfor a year بخلالwith a toothpick واحِدِsingle
يختلُّ حولاً بخلال واحِدِ
ثمthen يَكرُّhe returns كَرَّةa return المُعاودِof one who returns again
ثم يَكرُّ كَرَّة المُعاودِ
He picks his teeth for a year with a single toothpick,
He swerves around in but a single flaw,
then returns, as one who comes back again,
Then turns back as if it were his habit.
عليهto it بَرْياًwhittling بمُدىًwith knives حَدائدِsharp
عليه بَرْياً بمُدىً حَدائدِ
عُوِّدنthey were made accustomed إصلاحrepairing الخلالthe toothpick الفاسدِdamaged
عُوِّدن إصلاح الخلال الفاسدِ
to it, whittling it with sharp knives,
Upon it with a vast, unbounded range,
accustomed to repairing the damaged toothpick.
We were taught to mend a flaw when corrupt.
ثمthen يقولhe says كالقَنُوعlike the contented man الزاهدِthe ascetic
ثم يقول كالقَنُوع الزاهدِ
أغنىremoved the need عنfor الطارفnewly acquired possessions حِفْظُpreserving التالدِlong-held possessions
أغنى عن الطارف حِفْظُ التالدِ
Then he says, like a contented ascetic:
Then says, like the contented ascetic:
Preserving old possessions makes new ones needless.
"The keeping of the ancient suffices me more than freshness."
لاno خيرgood فيin البادئone who begins غيرnot العائدِone who returns
لا خير في البادئ غير العائدِ
إنindeed أباAbu (father of) موسىMusa لَعينُindeed the very embodiment of الماجدِthe noble man
إن أبا موسى لَعينُ الماجدِ
There is no good in one who begins but does not return.
No good is in the innovator other than the traditionalist,
Indeed, Abu Musa is the very model of a noble man.
Indeed Abu Musa is the fount of glory.
Sol 6.1