أعاذلO reproacher ليسis not البخلmiserliness منيin me سيجةan innate disposition
أعاذل ليس البخل مني سيجة
ولكنand yet رأيتI found الفقرpoverty شرthe worst سبيلpath
ولكن رأيت الفقر شر سبيل
O reproacher, miserliness is not my nature.
I'm not miserly, but frugal out of wisdom -
But I have found poverty the worst of paths.
Poverty's path leads to ruin, I've seen.
لموتsurely, the death of الفتىthe young man خيرbetter منthan البخلmiserliness للفتىfor the young man
لموت الفتى خير من البخل للفتى
وللبخلand surely, miserliness خيرbetter منthan سؤالbegging from بخيلa miser
وللبخل خير من سؤال بخيل
Surely, a young man's death is better for him than miserliness.
Better for a man to die than live miserly.
And surely, miserliness is better than begging from a miser.
Better to be miserly than beg meanly.
لعمركby your life ماnot شيءanything كوجهكlike your face قيمةin worth
لعمرك ما شيء كوجهك قيمة
فلاso do not تلقmeet إنساناًanyone بوجهwith a face ذليلabased
فلا تلق إنساناً بوجه ذليل
By your life, nothing matches your face in worth.
By your life nothing's worth as your face's honor -
So do not meet anyone with an abased face.
Don't meet people with a face disgraced, humiliated.
Sol 6.1