رُبَّماsometimes ضاقَfaced hardship الفَتىthe young man ثُمَّthen اتَّسَعfound ease
رُبَّما ضاقَ الفَتى ثُمَّ اتَّسَع
وَأَخوand the companion of الدُنياthis world عَلىwith النَقصِimperfection طُبِعwas fashioned
وَأَخو الدُنيا عَلى النَقصِ طُبِع
A young man may face hardship, then find ease.
And this world's companion is fashioned with imperfection.
إِنَّindeed مَنwhoever يَطمَعُcovets فيfor كُلِّevery مُناًwish
إِنَّ مَن يَطمَعُ في كُلِّ مُناً
أَطمَعَتهُhas made him covet النَفسُthe soul فيهاfor them لَطَمِعsurely greedy
أَطمَعَتهُ النَفسُ فيها لَطَمِع
Indeed, whoever covets every wish
That his soul has made him crave is truly greedy.
لِلتُقىfor piety عاقِبَةٌan outcome مَحمودَةٌpraiseworthy
لِلتُقى عاقِبَةٌ مَحمودَةٌ
وَالتُقىand piety المَحضُpure لِمَنto whoever كانَwas يَزِعexercising restraint
وَالتُقى المَحضُ لِمَن كانَ يَزِع
Piety has a praiseworthy outcome.
And pure piety belongs to whoever exercises restraint.
وَقَنوعُand the contentment of المَرءِa man يَحميprotects عِرضَهُhis honor
وَقَنوعُ المَرءِ يَحمي عِرضَهُ
ماnot القَريرُtranquil العَينِthe eye إِلّاexcept مَنwhoever قَنِعwas content
ما القَريرُ العَينِ إِلّا مَن قَنِع
And a man's contentment protects his honor.
Only one who is content has eyes at rest.
وَسُرورُand the joy of المَرءِa man فيماin what زادَهُgave him more
وَسُرورُ المَرءِ فيما زادَهُ
وَإِذاand when ماan emphatic particle نَقَصَsuffered loss المَرءُthe man جَزِعgrew distraught
وَإِذا ما نَقَصَ المَرءُ جَزِع
And a man's joy lies in whatever gives him more.
And when a man suffers loss, he is distraught.
عِبَرُlessons الدُنياof this world لَناto us مَكشوفَةٌlaid bare
عِبَرُ الدُنيا لَنا مَكشوفَةٌ
قَدindeed رَأىsaw مَنwhoever كانَwas فيهاin it وَسَمِعand heard
قَد رَأى مَن كانَ فيها وَسَمِع
The lessons of this world lie open before us.
Whoever has lived in it has seen and heard.
وَأَخوand the companion of الدُنياthis world غَداًtomorrow تَصرَعُهُit fells him
وَأَخو الدُنيا غَداً تَصرَعُهُ
فَبِأَيِّso from what العَيشِlife فيهاin it يَنتَفِعdoes he benefit
فَبِأَيِّ العَيشِ فيها يَنتَفِع
And tomorrow this world will fell its companion.
So what life within it can benefit him?
وَأَرىand I see كُلِّevery مُقيمٍdweller زائِلاًpassing away
وَأَرى كُلِّ مُقيمٍ زائِلاً
وَأَرىand I see كُلِّevery اتِّصالٍbond مُنقَطِعsevered
وَأَرى كُلِّ اتِّصالٍ مُنقَطِع
And I see every dweller passing away.
And I see every bond severed.
وَاعتِقادُand adherence to الخَيرِgood وَالشَرِّand evil إِسىًexamples
وَاعتِقادُ الخَيرِ وَالشَرِّ إِسىً
بَعضُناsome of us فيهِin it لِبَعضِof others مُتَّبِعa follower
بَعضُنا فيهِ لِبَعضِ مُتَّبِع
And adherence to good and evil comes through example.
Some of us follow others in this.
أُمَمٌnations مَزروعَةٌsown مَحصودَةٌreaped
أُمَمٌ مَزروعَةٌ مَحصودَةٌ
كُلُّevery مَزروعٍsown thing فَلِلحَصدِthen for reaping زُرِعwas sown
كُلُّ مَزروعٍ فَلِلحَصدِ زُرِع
Nations are sown and reaped.
All that is sown is sown to be reaped.
يَصرَعُthrows down الدَهرُtime رِجالاًmen تارَةًat times
يَصرَعُ الدَهرُ رِجالاً تارَةً
هَكَذاthus مَنwhoever صارَعَwrestled with الدَهرَtime صُرِعwas thrown down
هَكَذا مَن صارَعَ الدَهرَ صُرِع
Time throws men down at times.
Thus whoever wrestles with time is thrown down.
إِنَّماnothing but الدُنياthis world عَلىaccording to ماwhat جُبِلَتit was fashioned
إِنَّما الدُنيا عَلى ما جُبِلَت
جيفَةٌcarrion نَحنُwe عَليهاover it نَصطَرِعwe wrestle
جيفَةٌ نَحنُ عَليها نَصطَرِع
This world, as it was fashioned, is nothing but
Carrion over which we wrestle.
التَقِيُّthe pious one البَرُّthe righteous one مَنwhoever يَنبُذُهاcasts it aside
التَقِيُّ البَرُّ مَن يَنبُذُها
وَالمُحاميand the defender دونَهاin its defense الخِبُّthe cunning one الخَدِعthe deceitful one
وَالمُحامي دونَها الخِبُّ الخَدِع
The pious, righteous man is the one who casts it aside.
And the one who defends it is the cunning deceiver.
فَسَدَbecame corrupt الناسُthe people وَصارواand they became إِنif رَأَواthey saw
فَسَدَ الناسُ وَصاروا إِن رَأَوا
صالِحاًsomeone righteous فيin الدينِreligion قالواthey said مُبتَدِعan innovator
صالِحاً في الدينِ قالوا مُبتَدِع
People have become corrupt, and now, if they see
Someone upright in religion, they say, 'An innovator!'
اِنتَبِهtake heed لِلمَوتِof death ياO هَذاyou الَّذيwho
اِنتَبِه لِلمَوتِ يا هَذا الَّذي
عِلَلُcauses المَوتِof death عَلَيهِover him تَقتَرِعdraw lots
عِلَلُ المَوتِ عَلَيهِ تَقتَرِع
Take heed of death, O you over whom
The causes of death draw lots.
خَلَّleave ماwhat عَزَّbecame precious لِمَنto whoever يَمنَعُهُwithholds it
خَلَّ ما عَزَّ لِمَن يَمنَعُهُ
قَدmay تَرىyou see الشَيءَthe thing إِذاwhen عَزَّbecame precious مُنِعwas withheld
قَد تَرى الشَيءَ إِذا عَزَّ مُنِع
Leave what is precious to whoever withholds it.
You may see a thing withheld when it becomes precious.
وَاِسلُand let go فيin دُنياكَyour world عَمّاof what اِسطَعتَهُyou could attain it
وَاِسلُ في دُنياكَ عَمّا اِسطَعتَهُ
وَاِلهُand turn away عَنfrom تَكليفِtaking on a burden ماwhat لَمnot تَستَطِعyou could do
وَاِلهُ عَن تَكليفِ ما لَم تَستَطِع
And in your world, let go of what you can attain.
And turn away from taking on what you cannot do.
Sol 6.1