مَنwhoever لَمnot يَعِظهُadmonishes him التَجريبُexperience وَالأَدَبُand discipline
مَن لَم يَعِظهُ التَجريبُ وَالأَدَبُ
لَمnot يَثنِهِrestrains him شَيبُهُhis gray hair وَلاnor الحِقَبُthe ages
لَم يَثنِهِ شَيبُهُ وَلا الحِقَبُ
Whoever is not admonished by experience and discipline
He who is not admonished by experience and literature
is not restrained by his gray hair or the passing years.
Will not be dissuaded by his grey hair or long life.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المُبتَلىthe afflicted one بِهِمَّتِهِby his ambition
يا أَيُّها المُبتَلى بِهِمَّتِهِ
أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَyou see الدَهرَtime كَيفَhow يَنقَلِبُturns
أَلَم تَرَ الدَهرَ كَيفَ يَنقَلِبُ
O you afflicted by your ambition,
O you who are tried by your ambition!
have you not seen how time turns?
Have you not seen how fate keeps changing?
مِنat أَيِّwhich خَلقِcreation الإِلَهِof God يَعجَبُmarvels مَنone who
مِن أَيِّ خَلقِ الإِلَهِ يَعجَبُ مَن
يَعجَبُmarvels وَالخَلقُand creation كُلُّهُall of it عَجَبُa marvel
يَعجَبُ وَالخَلقُ كُلُّهُ عَجَبُ
Which of God's creations amazes one
What creature made by God would be amazed by one
who marvels, when all creation is a marvel?
Who is amazed though all creation is amazing?
وَبِالرِضىand through contentment وَالتَسليمِand submission يَنقَطِعُceases الـthe
وَبِالرِضى وَالتَسليمِ يَنقَطِعُ الـ
ـهَمُّworry وَبِالكُفرِand through unbelief يَكثُرُincreases العَطَبُruin
ـهَمُّ وَبِالكُفرِ يَكثُرُ العَطَبُ
And contentment and submission put an end to
With acceptance and surrender, anxiety is cut off,
worry; unbelief makes ruin increase.
While with unbelief, afflictions multiply.
وَعِندَand with حُسنِsoundness التَقديرِof judgment يَستَحكِمُbecomes firmly established الـthe
وَعِندَ حُسنِ التَقديرِ يَستَحكِمُ الـ
ـجَدُّearnestness وَيَنبَتُّand is cut off اللَهوُamusement وَاللَعِبُand play
ـجَدُّ وَيَنبَتُّ اللَهوُ وَاللَعِبُ
And sound judgment firmly establishes
When fate is well appraised, endeavor grows firm,
earnestness, while amusement and play cease.
And play and diversion spring up.
وَفيand in جَميلِthe beauty القُنوعِof contentment يَنخَفِضُbecomes easy الـthe
وَفي جَميلِ القُنوعِ يَنخَفِضُ الـ
ـعَيشُlife وَبِالحِرصِand through greed يَعظُمُgrows التَعَبُtoil
ـعَيشُ وَبِالحِرصِ يَعظُمُ التَعَبُ
And beautiful contentment brings ease to
With the beauty of contentment, livelihood is lowered,
life; greed makes toil grow.
While with greed, fatigue is magnified.
إِنَّindeed الغِنىwealth فيin النُفوسِsouls وَالعِزُّand honor تَقـreverence (first part)
إِنَّ الغِنى في النُفوسِ وَالعِزُّ تَقـ
ـوى(completion of 'reverence') اللَهِfor God لاnot فِضَّةٌsilver وَلاnor ذَهَبُgold
ـوى اللَهِ لا فِضَّةٌ وَلا ذَهَبُ
Indeed, wealth lies in souls, and honor is reverence
Surely wealth lies in the soul, and honor in
for God, not silver or gold.
Fearing God, not silver or gold.
وَحادِثاتُand the events الأَقدارِof fate تَجريunfold وَماand do not
وَحادِثاتُ الأَقدارِ تَجري وَما
تَجريunfold بِشَيءٍwith anything إِلّاexcept لَهُfor it سَبَبُa cause
تَجري بِشَيءٍ إِلّا لَهُ سَبَبُ
And the events of fate run their course, and never
The events of fate go on, and nothing
bring anything to pass without a cause.
Goes on except for a cause.
Sol 6.1