لولاwere it not for المروءةnobility of character والذكاand intelligence (word continues)
لولا المروءة والذكا
ءcompletion of “intelligence” قنعتI would be content بالمالwith money القليلlittle
ء قنعت بالمال القليل
Were it not for nobility of character and intelligence,
Were it not for honor and wisdom
I would be content with little money.
I would have settled for little money
حتىuntil متىwhen بالعقلwith intellect أخI serve (word continues)
حتى متى بالعقل أخ
دمcompletion of “I serve” كلَّevery ذيpossessor of جدٍّgood fortune جهولignorant
دم كلَّ ذي جدٍّ جهول
How long must I, with my intellect, serve
How long will I serve with my mind
every ignorant man of good fortune?
Every serious fool
ياO ليتif only ليI had جداًgood fortune فيخbeginning of “so they would serve me”
يا ليت لي جداً فيخ
دمنيcompletion of “so they would serve me” عليهon its account ذووpossessors of العقولintellect
دمني عليه ذوو العقول
If only I had good fortune, so that
Oh how I wish I had real merit
men of intellect would serve me on its account!
So the wise would serve me
ألفيتI found منفعةbenefit of الفضاthe virtues (word continues)
ألفيت منفعة الفضا
ئلcompletion of “the virtues” دونless than منفعةbenefit of الفضولfrivolities
ئل دون منفعة الفضول
I have found the benefit of virtues
I have found benefit in superfluities
less than the benefit of frivolities.
Not in useless curiosities
Sol 6.1