وماand what شيءُa thing لهit has نفسٌa soul ونفسٌand breath
وما شيءُ له نفسٌ ونفسٌ
ويؤكلُand is eaten عظمُهits bone ويُحَكُّand is scraped جلدُهits skin
ويؤكلُ عظمُه ويُحَكُّ جلدُه
And what thing has a soul and breath,
And whose bone is eaten and whose skin is scraped?
يَودَّhe desires بهthrough it الفتىthe young man إدراكattaining سُؤلa wish
يَودَّ به الفتى إدراك سُؤل
وقدand may يلقىhe encounter بهthrough it ماwhat لاnot يؤدُّهburdens him
وقد يلقى به ما لا يؤدُّه
Through it, a young man longs to fulfill a wish,
And through it he may encounter what does not burden him.
ويؤخَذُand is taken منهfrom it أكثرهmost of it بِحقٍّrightfully
ويؤخَذُ منه أكثره بِحقٍّ
ولكنand yet عندat آخرهits end يَرُدُّهhe returns it
ولكن عند آخره يَرُدُّه
And the greater part is rightfully taken from it,
Yet at its end he returns it.
Sol 6.1