أَتَرىdo you think قُماشيmy cloth غائباًaway فيin الصِينِChina
أَتَرى قُماشي غائباً في الصِينِ
فَأُقيمُso I remain أَطلُبُهُI seek it لِعَشرِfor ten سِنينِyears
فَأُقيمُ أَطلُبُهُ لِعَشرِ سِنينِ
Do you think my cloth is away in China,
Do you see my shirt absent in China
that I should keep seeking it for ten years?
So I stand seeking it for ten years
إِنَّindeed امرَأًa man يكِلُentrusts الأُمورَthe affairs لِغَيرِهِto someone other than himself
إِنَّ امرَأً يكِلُ الأُمورَ لِغَيرِهِ
هُوَhe أَنوَكٌa fool بَلrather مُطبِقٌutterly overcome بِجُنونِwith madness
هُوَ أَنوَكٌ بَل مُطبِقٌ بِجُنونِ
Indeed, a man who entrusts his affairs to another
A man who leaves matters to others
is a fool—nay, utterly mad.
Is helpless, rather sealed in madness
إِنindeed مُبتَغٍone seeking برَّkindness الأَنامmankind بِأَسرِهمin their entirety
إِن مُبتَغٍ برَّ الأَنام بِأَسرِهم
لَكَمَنis surely like one who يُرَجّيhopes for النَشعَnourishment مِنfrom تِنِّينِa dragon
لَكَمَن يُرَجّي النَشعَ مِن تِنِّينِ
Indeed, one who seeks kindness from all mankind
If one seeks the righteousness of all people
is like one hoping for nourishment from a dragon.
It is like hoping for warmth from a dragon
أَلفُa thousand الدراهمِdirhams لَمdid not أَصِلI obtain مِنهاfrom them لماtoward what
أَلفُ الدراهمِ لَم أَصِل مِنها لما
أَبغيهِI seek it مِنfrom أَلفٍa thousand سِوىexcept التسعينِthe ninety
أَبغيهِ مِن أَلفٍ سِوى التسعينِ
Of the thousand dirhams, I received nothing of what
I gained a thousand coins but could not attain
I seek from a thousand, save ninety.
What I seek from less than ninety
مِنfrom بَعدِafter أَربَعَةِfour الشُهورِthe months أَتَتcame ليto me التthe (word continues)
مِن بَعدِ أَربَعَةِ الشُهورِ أَتَت لي الت
تِسعونَninety صَفقةَa bargain خاسِرٍa loser مَغبونِcheated
تِسعونَ صَفقةَ خاسِرٍ مَغبونِ
After four months there came to me the
After four months came to me
ninety—a cheated loser’s bargain.
Ninety losing deals of one duped
Sol 6.1