تَساوىare alike بَنواsons of الدُنياthis world فَلاso no لِشَريفِهِمfor their nobleman
تَساوى بَنوا الدُنيا فَلا لِشَريفِهِم
وَفاءٌloyalty وَلاand no عِندَwith الدَنيءِthe base man حِفاظُfidelity
وَفاءٌ وَلا عِندَ الدَنيءِ حِفاظُ
The sons of this world are alike: their nobles have no
loyalty, nor does the base man keep faith.
لِيانٌgentle عَلىtoward مَنthose يَحذَرونَthey fear أَناتَهُhis forbearance
لِيانٌ عَلى مَن يَحذَرونَ أَناتَهُ
وَلَكِنand yet عَلىtoward مَنthose يَأمَنونَthey feel safe from غِلاظُharsh
وَلَكِن عَلى مَن يَأمَنونَ غِلاظُ
They are gentle toward those whose forbearance they fear,
but harsh toward those they feel safe from.
أُغاظُI am angered لِماby what يَأتونَthey commit مِنof سوءِthe evil of فِعلِهِمtheir conduct
أُغاظُ لِما يَأتونَ مِن سوءِ فِعلِهِم
وَذوand one possessed of الحِلمِforbearance بَينَamong الجاهِلينَthe foolish يُغاظُis angered
وَذو الحِلمِ بَينَ الجاهِلينَ يُغاظُ
I am angered by the evil deeds they commit;
and a forbearing man is angered among fools.
Sol 6.1