إذاif شئتَyou wish أنto تحياlive بغيرwithout معاندan adversary
إذا شئتَ أن تحيا بغير معاند
وغيرand without عدوّan enemy ماقتhateful ومكيدand scheming
وغير عدوّ ماقت ومكيد
If you wish to live without an opponent,
If you wish to live without an adversary,
without a hating enemy, and without being plotted against,
And without a hateful, scheming enemy,
فكنthen be مفرداalone عنapart from كلevery جارneighbor وصاحبand companion
فكن مفردا عن كل جار وصاحب
وكلand every خليطassociate مبغصhostile ووديدand affectionate
وكل خليط مبغص ووديد
then live apart from every neighbor and companion,
Then be alone, apart from every neighbor and companion,
and every associate, whether hostile or loving.
And every associate, hostile or affectionate.
ولاand do not تتخذacquire مالاwealth وخلand turn away عنfrom المراdisputation
ولا تتخذ مالا وخل عن المرا
وكنand be عالماlearned واظهرand display فعالthe conduct of بليدa dullard
وكن عالما واظهر فعال بليد
Take no wealth, and leave off wrangling;
And do not acquire wealth; keep away from disputation.
be learned, yet display the conduct of a dullard.
And be learned, yet display the conduct of a dullard.
لعلّكperhaps you أنto تنجوescape ومنand who ذاthis one الذيwho نجاescaped
لعلّك أن تنجو ومن ذا الذي نجا
علىin كلevery حالcircumstance منfrom مقالthe words of حسودan envious person
على كل حال من مقال حسود
Perhaps you may escape—but who has ever escaped,
Perhaps you may escape—but who has ever escaped
in any condition, the words of an envious man?
In every circumstance from an envious person's words?
Sol 6.1