وَخيرand the best حالmanner الفَتىthe young man فيin القَولspeech أَقصَدُهاthe most measured of them
وَخير حال الفَتى في القَول أَقصَدُها
بَينَbetween السَبيلَينِthe two paths لاعيٌّno inarticulacy وَلاand no هَذرُprattle
بَينَ السَبيلَينِ لاعيٌّ وَلا هَذرُ
And a young man's best manner of speech is the most measured,
The best of a young man's states in speech are the most balanced,
The best course for a man in speech is the moderate path,
Between the two paths: neither inarticulacy nor prattle.
Between verbosity and taciturnity, neither talkative nor terse.
Between the two ways: neither inarticulate nor full of prattle.
العَيشُlife لاno عَيشَlife إِلّاexcept ماwhat قنِعتَyou are content بِهِwith it
العَيشُ لا عَيشَ إِلّا ما قنِعتَ بِهِ
قَدmay يَكثُرabound المالُwealth وَالإِنسانand the person مفتَقِرin need
قَد يَكثُر المالُ وَالإِنسان مفتَقِر
Life is no life save what you are content with;
Life is not life save what you are content with,
Life is not truly life except for that with which you are content,
Wealth may abound while a person remains in need.
Wealth may abound yet man remains needy.
For wealth may abound, yet the man remains impoverished.
Sol 6.1