لئنeven if قعدتheld back بيme قلةscarcity المالwealth قعدةa spell of inactivity
لئن قعدت بي قلة المال قعدة
فماyet not أناI عنfrom كسبattaining المعاليlofty honors بقاعدsitting idle
فما أنا عن كسب المعالي بقاعد
Though lack of wealth has held me back for a spell,
If lack of wealth keeps me sitting still,
Yet I do not sit idle in seeking lofty honors.
Yet I am no less active in gaining virtues high;
ولاnor أناI بالساعيone who strives إلىtoward الجهلfolly والخناand obscenity
ولا أنا بالساعي إلى الجهل والخنا
ولاnor عنin regard to مكافأةrepaying الصديقthe friend براقدslumbering
ولا عن مكافأة الصديق براقد
Nor do I pursue folly and obscenity,
Nor do I indulge in baseness or ignorance,
Nor do I slumber when it comes to repaying a friend.
Nor cease rewarding a friend with kindness warm and dry.
أكافيI repay أخيmy brother بالودwith affection أضعافmany times ودهhis affection
أكافي أخي بالود أضعاف وده
وأبذلand I freely give للمولىto the ally طريفيmy newly acquired wealth وتالديand my inherited wealth
وأبذل للمولى طريفي وتالدي
I repay my brother with affection many times his own,
I requite my brother's love a hundred fold,
And I freely give my ally my newly acquired and inherited wealth.
And sacrifice my all to please my Master divine.
وماand not صاحبيmy companion عندin الرخاءprosperity بصاحبa companion
وما صاحبي عند الرخاء بصاحب
إذاif لمnot يكنhe is عندamid الأمورcircumstances الشدائدsevere
إذا لم يكن عند الأمور الشدائد
And my companion in prosperity is no true companion,
A friend is not a friend, that in prosperity
If he is not there in times of hardship.
Forsakes me when disaster and woes are mine.
Sol 6.1