إيَّاكَ والإرتِقاءَ في سَبَبٍ

إيَّاكَ والإرتِقاءَ في سَبَبٍ

يخونُ كَفَّيْكَ حين تنحَدِرِ

يخونُ كَفَّيْكَ حين تنحَدِرِ

Beware of climbing by a rope

Beware of climbing on a rope

that betrays your hands as you descend.

that betrays your hands when you descend.

لا بدَّ من همَّةٍ يعيشُ بها ال

لا بدَّ من همَّةٍ يعيشُ بها ال

مرءُ وإلّا فعيشُهُ كَدِرُ

مرءُ وإلّا فعيشُهُ كَدِرُ

There must be a lofty purpose by which the

There must be resolve to sustain the

person lives; otherwise, his life is misery.

man; otherwise his life is troubled.

أما رأيتَ الصحيحَ يُؤلِمُهُ

أما رأيتَ الصحيحَ يُؤلِمُهُ

ما لا يُبالِي بمثلِه الحَذِرُ

ما لا يُبالِي بمثلِه الحَذِرُ

Have you not seen the healthy man pained by

Have you not seen how the healthy man is pained

something the like of which the wary man would not heed?

by something whose like the cautious man disregards?