إِذاif كُنتَyou are ذاpossessing مالٍwealth كَثيرٍabundant فَجُدthen be generous بِهِwith it
إِذا كُنتَ ذا مالٍ كَثيرٍ فَجُد بِهِ
فَإِنَّfor indeed كَريمَthe noble one القَومِof the people مَنone who هوَhe باذِلُa giver
فَإِنَّ كَريمَ القَومِ مَن هوَ باذِلُ
If you have abundant wealth, be generous with it,
If you possess abundant wealth then spend it generously
For the noble man among a people is one who gives.
For the noble of people is one who gives freely
وَقَومُكَand your people لاdo not تَحمِلassail عَلَيهِمagainst them وَلاand do not تَكُنbe
وَقَومُكَ لا تَحمِل عَلَيهِم وَلا تَكُن
بِهِمtoward them هارِشاًquarrelsome تَغتابُهُمyou backbite them وَتُقابِلُand you confront
بِهِم هارِشاً تَغتابُهُم وَتُقابِلُ
And do not assail your people, nor be
And do not burden your people, nor be harsh with them
Quarrelsome toward them, backbiting them and confronting them.
Accusing and reproaching them constantly
فَماfor not يَنهَضُrises البازيthe hawk بِغَيرِwithout جَناحِهِits wing
فَما يَنهَضُ البازي بِغَيرِ جَناحِهِ
وَماand not تَحمِلُbear الساقَينِthe two legs إِلّاexcept الحَوامِلُthe supports
وَما تَحمِلُ الساقَينِ إِلّا الحَوامِلُ
For the hawk cannot rise without its wing,
For no falcon rises without its wings
And nothing bears the two legs but their supports.
And no legs bear but by their strength
وَماand no سابِقٌone who outstrips others إِلّاexcept بِساقٍwith a leg سَليمَةٍsound
وَما سابِقٌ إِلّا بِساقٍ سَليمَةٍ
وَماand no باطِشٌone who strikes إِنif لَمnot تُعِنهُaid him الأَنامِلُthe fingertips
وَما باطِشٌ إِن لَم تُعِنهُ الأَنامِلُ
And none can outstrip others except with a sound leg,
And no winner succeeds but by able legs
And none can strike unless his fingertips aid him.
And no warrior prevails unless aided by arms
إِذاif أنتَyou ناوأتَyou challenged القُرونَthe horns وَلَمand not تَنُؤyou rise
إِذا أنتَ ناوأتَ القُرونَ وَلَم تَنُؤ
بِقَرنَينِwith two horns غَرَّتكَdeceived you القُرونُthe horns الأَطاوِلُthe longer
بِقَرنَينِ غَرَّتكَ القُرونُ الأَطاوِلُ
If you challenge the horns and do not rise
When you butt horns and are bested not by two
With two horns, the longer horns will deceive you.
Long horns make you recklessly charge
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle استَوىstood even روقاكَyour two horns لَمnot يَهتَضِمهُماoverpower them both
إِذا ما استَوى روقاكَ لَم يَهتَضِمهُما
عَدؤٌّan enemy وَلَمand not يأكُلdevour ضَعيفَكَyour weak one آكِلُa devourer
عَدؤٌّ وَلَم يأكُل ضَعيفَكَ آكِلُ
When your two horns stand even, they will not be overpowered
When your spear points are aligned no enemy
By a foe, nor will any devourer consume your weak one.
Can overwhelm or devour your weak ones
وَماand not يَستويare equal قَرنُthe horn النِطاحِfor butting الَّذيwhich بِهِwith it
وَما يَستوي قَرنُ النِطاحِ الَّذي بِهِ
تَنوءُyou rise وَقَرنٌand a horn كُلَّماwhenever نُؤتَyou rise مائِلُbending
تَنوءُ وَقَرنٌ كُلَّما نُؤتَ مائِلُ
Nor are these equal: the horn for butting with which
For the horn that gores when you butt
You rise, and a horn that bends whenever you rise.
Is not like a horn that bends when you strike
Sol 6.1