وَأَفضَلُand the finest قَسمِallotment اللَّهِGod لِلمَرءِfor a man عَقلُهُhis intellect
وَأَفضَلُ قَسمِ اللَّهِ لِلمَرءِ عَقلُهُ
فلَيسَfor there is not مِنَamong الخَيراتِgood things شَيءٌanything يُقارِبُهcomes close to it
فلَيسَ مِنَ الخَيراتِ شَيءٌ يُقارِبُه
And the finest portion God allots a man is his intellect.
The best gift of God to a man is his reason,
For nothing among good things comes close to it.
For there is nothing among virtues that equals it.
إِذاif أَكمَلَperfects الرَّحمنُthe Most Merciful لِلمَرءِfor a man عَقلَهُhis intellect
إِذا أَكمَلَ الرَّحمنُ لِلمَرءِ عَقلَهُ
فَقَدthen indeed كَمُلَتhave become perfect أَخلاقُهُhis character traits وَضَرائِبُهand his dispositions
فَقَد كَمُلَت أَخلاقُهُ وَضَرائِبُه
If the Most Merciful perfects a man's intellect,
When the Merciful completes a man's reason,
then his character and dispositions have become perfect.
His morals and ways are perfected.
يَعيشُlives الفَتَىthe young man بِالعَقلِby intellect فيamong الناسِpeople إنَّهُindeed he
يَعيشُ الفَتَى بِالعَقلِ في الناسِ إنَّهُ
علىaccording to العَقلِintellect يَجريproceeds عِلمُهُhis knowledge وتَجارِبُهand his experiences
على العَقلِ يَجري عِلمُهُ وتَجارِبُه
A young man lives among people by intellect; indeed,
The young man lives by reason among people,
his knowledge and experience are guided by intellect.
His knowledge and experience flow by reason.
وَمَنand whoever كانَis غَلاباًone who prevails بِعَقلٍthrough intellect وَنجدَةٍand courage
وَمَن كانَ غَلاباً بِعَقلٍ وَنجدَةٍ
فَذوthen one possessing الجَدِّgood fortune فيin أَمرِthe matter of المَعيشَةِlivelihood غَالِبُهoutdoes him
فَذو الجَدِّ في أَمرِ المَعيشَةِ غَالِبُه
And whoever prevails through intellect and courage,
Whoever prevails by reason and effort,
is outdone in matters of livelihood by a man of good fortune.
Prevails in the matter of livelihood.
يَزينُadorns الفَتَىthe young man فيamong النَّاسِpeople صِحَّةُsoundness of عَقلِهِhis intellect
يَزينُ الفَتَى في النَّاسِ صِحَّةُ عَقلِهِ
وَإِنand even if كانَare مَحظُوراًbarred عَلَيهِto him مَكاسِبُهhis earnings
وَإِن كانَ مَحظُوراً عَلَيهِ مَكاسِبُه
Soundness of intellect adorns a young man among people,
Reason adorns a young man among people
even if his earnings are denied him.
Even if his acquisitions are denied to him.
ويُزرِيand detracts بِهِfrom him فيamong الناسِpeople قِلَّةُlack of عَقلِهِhis intellect
ويُزرِي بِهِ في الناسِ قِلَّةُ عَقلِهِ
وإِنand even if كَرُمَتare noble أَعراقُهُhis ancestral roots وَمَناسِبُهand his lineages
وإِن كَرُمَت أَعراقُهُ وَمَناسِبُه
And his lack of intellect diminishes him among people,
And the lack of reason demeans him among people
even if his ancestral roots and lineage are noble.
Even if his lineage and relations are noble.
Sol 6.1