يَاO يَسلِمُYaslim اسلِمbe safe مِنَfrom الرّضوانِal-Ridwan بِالدُّونِwith less
يَا يَسلِمُ اسلِم مِنَ الرّضوانِ بِالدُّونِ
وفيand in الفَصَاحَةِeloquence كُنbe مِثلَlike ابنِson of زَيدُونِZaydun
وفي الفَصَاحَةِ كُن مِثلَ ابنِ زَيدُونِ
O Yaslim, be safe from al-Ridwan by settling for less.
O Yaslam, submit with contentment though with less fortune.
And in eloquence, be like Ibn Zaydun.
And in eloquence, be like Ibn Zaydun.
ودَوِّنِand record العِلمَknowledge تَدوِيناًin writing تكُونَyou may become بِهِthrough it
ودَوِّنِ العِلمَ تَدوِيناً تكُونَ بِهِ
سَحنُونَSahnun دهرِكَyour age مِثلَlike الحِبرِthe learned scholar سَحنُونِSahnun
سَحنُونَ دهرِكَ مِثلَ الحِبرِ سَحنُونِ
And record knowledge in writing, so that through it you become
Note down knowledge in writing to be with it,
the Sahnun of your age, like the learned Sahnun.
Like ink on paper, imprinted through your lifetime.
وَلاَand do not تَكُنbe نَافِخاًone who blows نَاراًa fire وَلاَnor بَقَراًcattle
وَلاَ تَكُن نَافِخاً نَاراً وَلاَ بَقَراً
ولاَand do not تَقِفstand أبَداًever فيat جَنبِthe side of هَاوُونِa mortar
ولاَ تَقِف أبَداً في جَنبِ هَاوُونِ
And do not blow on a fire, nor inflate cattle.
Be not a blower of fires nor cattle,
And never stand beside a mortar.
And never stand beside the foolish ones.
وَلاَand do not تَكُنbe فيconcerning الجَهُولِthe ignoramus الصِّرفِutter مُعتَقِداًbelieving
وَلاَ تَكُن في الجَهُولِ الصِّرفِ مُعتَقِداً
إِلاَّexcept ضَلاَلاًerror مُبِيناًmanifest شِيبَmingled بِالدُّونِwith baseness
إِلاَّ ضَلاَلاً مُبِيناً شِيبَ بِالدُّونِ
And do not ascribe to the utter ignoramus
Do not believe in ignorance without guidance,
anything but manifest error mingled with baseness.
Except clear misguidance marked with less fortune.
وأنتَand you إِنif تَمتَثِلheed هَذَاthis المَقَالَcounsel تَنَلyou shall attain
وأنتَ إِن تَمتَثِل هَذَا المَقَالَ تَنَل
مَجداًglory صَمِيماًgenuine وأجراًand a reward غَيرَnot مَمنُونِcut off
مَجداً صَمِيماً وأجراً غَيرَ مَمنُونِ
And if you heed this counsel, you shall attain
And if you heed this advice, you’ll attain
true glory and an unending reward.
True glory and unlimited reward.
Sol 6.1