إنsurely امرَأًa man رفضforsook المكاسبmeans of earning a living واغتدىand took to
إن امرَأً رفض المكاسب واغتدى
يتعلَّمُlearning الآدابَthe literary arts حتَّىuntil أحكماhe mastered them
يتعلَّمُ الآدابَ حتَّى أحكما
Surely a man who forsook earning a living and took to
Studying the literary arts until he mastered them,
فكساthen he clothed وحلَّىand adorned كلَّevery أروعsplendid ماجدٍnoble man
فكسا وحلَّى كلَّ أروع ماجدٍ
منfrom خيرِthe finest ماwhat حاكwove الضميرُthe mind ونظّماand composed
من خيرِ ما حاك الضميرُ ونظّما
Then clothed and adorned every splendid, noble man
With the finest of what the mind wove and composed,
متشاغلاًpreoccupied عماaway from what يُمارِسُpursues غيرُهُothers besides him
متشاغلاً عما يُمارِسُ غيرُهُ
حتىuntil لقدindeed أثرىgrew wealthy اللِّئامُthe base وأعدماand he became destitute
حتى لقد أثرى اللِّئامُ وأعدما
Preoccupied, neglecting what others pursued,
Until, indeed, the base grew wealthy while he became destitute,
ثقةًtrusting برعْيin safeguarding الأكرمينthe most generous حقوقهhis rights
ثقةً برعْي الأكرمين حقوقه
لأحقُّsurely the most deserving ملتمسٍpetitioner بأنof being لاnot يُحرماdenied
لأحقُّ ملتمسٍ بأن لا يُحرما
Trusting the most generous to safeguard his rights,
Is the petitioner most deserving of not being denied.
Sol 6.1