قدindeed كانتwas الكديةbegging إقطاعيmy fief
قد كانت الكدية إقطاعي
فاستعصمso sought refuge الناسthe people بأطباعيin my character
فاستعصم الناس بأطباعي
Begging was once my fief;
My early life was one of hardship
so people sought refuge in my character.
So people clung to my character
قنعتI contented myself مضطراcompelled لضعفbecause of the weakness of القوىthe powers
قنعت مضطرا لضعف القوى
عنfrom نيلattaining ماwhat يدركهhe attains it الساعيthe striver
عن نيل ما يدركه الساعي
I resigned myself, compelled by weakened powers,
Weakened, I had to be content
to forgoing what the striver attains.
With less than what seekers attain
فيin مذهبيmy approach أنصفI treat fairly كلall الورىhumankind
في مذهبي أنصف كل الورى
فهمso they يودونيlove me بإجماعunanimously
فهم يودوني بإجماع
In my approach, I treat all humankind fairly,
My creed is justice for all
so they love me unanimously.
They love me, in unison
لاnot أرتضيI approve للناسfor people إلاexcept الذيthat which
لا أرتضي للناس إلا الذي
أرضاهI approve of it ليfor me منfrom طيبthe goodness of أطباعيmy dispositions
أرضاه لي من طيب أطباعي
I approve for others only what
I wish for people only what
I approve for myself, out of the goodness of my nature.
I wish for myself, my nature's bent
أقاربُI draw near to الناسthe people وأخشاهمُand I fear them
أقاربُ الناس وأخشاهمُ
آنسُI feel at ease بالذيبwith the wolf وبالراعيand with the shepherd
آنسُ بالذيب وبالراعي
I draw near to people and fear them;
Man's kin, whom I most dread
I feel at ease with the wolf and with the shepherd.
Are wolves and shepherds, intimate
Sol 6.1