إِعلَمKnow وَأَنتَand you المَرءُthe man غَيرَwithout مُعَلَّمِbeing taught
إِعلَم وَأَنتَ المَرءُ غَيرَ مُعَلَّمِ
وَاِفهَمand understand جُعِلتُmay I be made فِداكَyour ransom غَيرَwithout مُفَهَّمِbeing made to understand
وَاِفهَم جُعِلتُ فِداكَ غَيرَ مُفَهَّمِ
Know—you are a man who needs no teaching—
Know, though you are not taught, and understand me,
and understand—may I be your ransom—without explanation:
I sacrifice myself for you, though you do not understand.
أَنَّthat اِصطِناعَperforming العُرفِkindness ماso long as لَمnot تولِهِyou bestow it
أَنَّ اِصطِناعَ العُرفِ ما لَم تولِهِ
مُستَكمَلاًin full كَالبُردِlike a cloak ماso long as لَمnot يُعلَمِit is given an ornamental border
مُستَكمَلاً كَالبُردِ ما لَم يُعلَمِ
that doing kindness, unless you bestow it
That practicing courtesy without having learned it
in full, is like a cloak without its ornamental border.
Is like wearing a coat you cannot fasten.
وَالشُكرُand gratitude ماso long as لَمnot تَستَتِرyou shelter yourself بِصَنيعِهِwith its kindness
وَالشُكرُ ما لَم تَستَتِر بِصَنيعِهِ
كَالخَطِّlike writing تَقرَؤُهُyou read it وَلَيسَand it is not بِمُعجَمِmarked with distinguishing dots
كَالخَطِّ تَقرَؤُهُ وَلَيسَ بِمُعجَمِ
And gratitude, unless you cloak yourself in its kindness,
Gratitude unexpressed is like lines you read
is like writing you read without distinguishing dots.
But cannot decipher into meaningful script.
وَتَفَنُّنيand my varied expression فيin القَولِspeech إِكثارٌverbosity وَقَدand already
وَتَفَنُّني في القَولِ إِكثارٌ وَقَد
أَسرَجتَyou have saddled فيin كَرَمِthe nobility of الفَعالِdeeds فَأَلجِمِso bridle it
أَسرَجتَ في كَرَمِ الفَعالِ فَأَلجِمِ
And my elaboration in speech is excessive; already
Be concise in your speech though eloquent,
you have saddled the mount in noble deeds—so bridle it.
For noble deeds need few words to adorn them.
Sol 6.1