لاdo not يُعجِبَنَّكَever impress you ياO ذاyou حُسنُbeauty مَنظَرَةِof appearance
لا يُعجِبَنَّكَ يا ذا حُسنُ مَنظَرَةِ
لَمdid not يَجعَلِplace اللَهُGod فيهاwithin it حُسنَbeauty مَخبَرَةِof inner character
لَم يَجعَلِ اللَهُ فيها حُسنَ مَخبَرَةِ
Do not let outward beauty impress you, O man,
If God has placed no beauty of character within it.
خَيرُthe best اِكتِسابِacquisition الفَتىthe young man ماwhat كانَis مِنfrom عَمَلٍa deed
خَيرُ اِكتِسابِ الفَتى ما كانَ مِن عَمَلٍ
زاكٍrighteous وَصَبرٍand patience عَلىin عُسرٍhardship وَمَيسَرَةِand ease
زاكٍ وَصَبرٍ عَلى عُسرٍ وَمَيسَرَةِ
The best a young man gains comes from deeds
That are righteous, and patience in hardship and ease.
وَأَفضَلُand the best الزُهدِrenunciation زُهدٌrenunciation كانَis عَنfrom جِدَةٍwealth
وَأَفضَلُ الزُهدِ زُهدٌ كانَ عَن جِدَةٍ
وَأَفضَلُand the best العَفوِforgiveness عَفوٌforgiveness عِندَwhen possessing مَقدِرَةِpower
وَأَفضَلُ العَفوِ عَفوٌ عِندَ مَقدِرَةِ
And the best renunciation is renunciation amid wealth,
And the best forgiveness is forgiveness when one has power.
لاno خَيرَgood لاno خَيرَgood لِلإِنسانِfor a person فيin طَمَعٍgreed
لا خَيرَ لا خَيرَ لِلإِنسانِ في طَمَعٍ
يَصيرُhe comes مِنهُbecause of it إِلىto ذُلٍّhumiliation وَمَحقَرَةِand contempt
يَصيرُ مِنهُ إِلى ذُلٍّ وَمَحقَرَةِ
There is no good, no good for a person in greed
That leads him to humiliation and contempt.
أَستَغفِرُI seek forgiveness from اللَهَGod مِنfor ذَنبيmy sin وَأَسأَلُهُand I ask Him
أَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ مِن ذَنبي وَأَسأَلُهُ
عَيشاًa life هَنيئاًpleasant بِأَخلاقٍwith morals مُطَهَّرَةِpurified
عَيشاً هَنيئاً بِأَخلاقٍ مُطَهَّرَةِ
I ask God to forgive my sin, and I ask Him
For a pleasant life with pure character.
Sol 6.1