أَرىI see الخَمرَwine تُربيgrows stronger فيin العُقولِminds فَتَنتَضيand so unsheathes
أَرى الخَمرَ تُربي في العُقولِ فَتَنتَضي
كَوامِنَlatent aspects أَخلاقٍcharacter تُثيرُstir up الدَواهِياcalamities
كَوامِنَ أَخلاقٍ تُثيرُ الدَواهِيا
I see wine growing stronger in minds, and so unsheathing
I see that wine nurtures mischief in minds
I see wine expanding the mind, unsheathing there
Hidden traits of character that stir up calamities.
Like hidden morals that stir up ruin
Latent traits of character that stir up calamities.
تَزيدُadds to سَفيهَthe fool of القَومِthe people فَضلَan excess of سَفاهَةٍfoolishness
تَزيدُ سَفيهَ القَومِ فَضلَ سَفاهَةٍ
وَتَترُكُand leaves أَخلاقَcharacter الكَريمِthe noble man كَماjust as هِياit is
وَتَترُكُ أَخلاقَ الكَريمِ كَما هِيا
It adds further foolishness to the fool among the people,
It increases the foolishness of fools
It adds to the fool an even greater share of folly,
And leaves the noble man's character just as it is.
And leaves the character of the noble as it was
While leaving the noble's nature exactly as it is.
وَجَدتُand I found أَقَلَّthe least الناسِpeople عَقلاًin understanding إِذاwhen انتَشىhe became drunk
وَجَدتُ أَقَلَّ الناسِ عَقلاً إِذا انتَشى
أَقَلَّهُمُthe least of them عَقلاًin understanding إِذاwhen كانَhe was صاحِياsober
أَقَلَّهُمُ عَقلاً إِذا كانَ صاحِيا
And I have found the least sensible of people when drunk
I found that the least reasonable of people, when drunk
I found the man with least of sense when intoxicated,
To be the least sensible of them when sober.
Is the least reasonable when sober
To be the man with least of sense when sober.
Sol 6.1