إنif فاتَكَhas eluded you الشرفُhonor الرفيlofty (first part)
إن فاتَكَ الشرفُ الرفي
عُcompletion of 'lofty' وماand not استطعتَyou were able بهِwith it لِحاقاcatching up
عُ وما استطعتَ بهِ لِحاقا
If lofty honor has eluded you,
If honor sublime escapes your grasp
and you have been unable to attain it,
Strive with all your might to catch its trail
فابْخلُthen be sparing بمائِكَwith your water أنْthat يُراbe spilled (first part)
فابْخلُ بمائِكَ أنْ يُرا
قَcompletion of 'be spilled' وجُدْand be generous بخُبزكَwith your bread أنْthat يُذاقاbe tasted
قَ وجُدْ بخُبزكَ أنْ يُذاقا
then be sparing with your water, lest it be spilled,
Be miserly with your water, let none see it flow
and generous with your bread, that it may be tasted.
With your bread be generous, let all taste its fare
Sol 6.1