شَرطِmy condition الإِنصافُfairness لَوif قيلَit were said اشتَرِتstipulate (apparently intended)
شَرطِ الإِنصافُ لَو قيلَ اشتَرِت
وَعَدوّيand my enemy مَنwhoever إِذاwhen قالَhe speaks قَسَطhe acts unjustly
وَعَدوّي مَن إِذا قالَ قَسَط
Fairness is my condition, were I told, 'Set your terms.'
The condition of fairness, if it is said I bought
And my enemy is whoever speaks unjustly.
And my enemy is one who when he speaks is just
أَدَعُI forgo الفَضلَfavor فَلاso not أَطلُبُهُI seek it
أَدَعُ الفَضلَ فَلا أَطلُبُهُ
حَسبيَenough for me العَدلُjustice مِنfrom الناسِpeople فَقَطonly
حَسبيَ العَدلُ مِن الناسِ فَقَط
I forgo favor and do not seek it;
I leave virtue so I do not seek it
justice from people is enough for me—nothing more.
My contentment is justice from people only
وَسَطُthe middling الإِخوانِfriends لاnot يَدخُلُenters ليfor me
وَسَطُ الإِخوانِ لا يَدخُلُ لي
فيin حِسابٍa reckoning وَأَخوand brother to الدونِthe base الوَسَطthe middling
في حِسابٍ وَأَخو الدونِ الوَسَط
Middling friends have no place with me
The middle of brothers does not enter for me
in any reckoning; the middling are kin to the base.
In any account, and the base's brother is the middle
وَالمُعَنّىand the tormented one مَنwhoever تَمَنّىwishes خالياًidly
وَالمُعَنّى مَن تَمَنّى خالياً
نَقلَchanging أَخلاقيَmy character مِنfrom بَعدِafter الشَمَطgraying hair
نَقلَ أَخلاقيَ مِن بَعدِ الشَمَط
And tormented is whoever idly wishes
And the meaning is whoever wishes vacant
to change my character after my hair has grayed.
Moved my morals after the auspices
أَيُّهاO الحُرُthe noble man الَّذيwho شيمَتُهُhis nature
أَيُّها الحُرُ الَّذي شيمَتُهُ
صِحَّةُsoundness الرَأيِjudgment إِذاwhen الرَأيُopinion اِختَلَطgrows confused
صِحَّةُ الرَأيِ إِذا الرَأيُ اِختَلَط
O noble man, whose nature is
O you the free man whom his traits are
sound judgment when opinions grow confused:
The soundness of opinion when the opinion is mixed
شَطَطٌexcess أَعوَجُcrooked ماwhat كَلَّفتَنيyou imposed on me
شَطَطٌ أَعوَجُ ما كَلَّفتَني
وَمِنَand among الجَورِinjustice تَكاليفُimposed burdens الشَطَطexcess
وَمِنَ الجَورِ تَكاليفُ الشَطَط
what you have demanded of me is crooked excess,
Exceeding the limit is the most crooked thing you tasked me
and excessive burdens are an injustice.
And from injustice are the tasks of exceeding the limit
لَيسَthere is no ليfor me عَتبٌcomplaint عَلىagainst حادِثَةٍa misfortune
لَيسَ لي عَتبٌ عَلى حادِثَةٍ
هَبنِيَconsider me النَجمُthe star عَلاrose ثُمَّthen هَبَطfell
هَبنِيَ النَجمُ عَلا ثُمَّ هَبَط
I have no complaint against any misfortune;
I have no reproach for an incident
consider me the star that rose and then fell.
The star raised me high then descended
لَستُI am not بِالمَرءِthe man إِذاif أَسقَطتَهُyou drop him
لَستُ بِالمَرءِ إِذا أَسقَطتَهُ
مِنfrom عِدادٍa reckoning فيamong مُرَجّيكَthose who hope in you سَقَطfalls
مِن عِدادٍ في مُرَجّيكَ سَقَط
I am not the man who, if you drop him
I am not the man if you made him fall
from your reckoning, falls among those who pin their hopes on you.
From the count in your expectations he fell
عادَةُcustom الأَيامِthe days عِنديto me غَضَّةٌfresh
عادَةُ الأَيامِ عِندي غَضَّةٌ
خُلَّةٌa friendship تَصدِفُturns away أَوor دارٌa dwelling تَشُطّgrows distant
خُلَّةٌ تَصدِفُ أَو دارٌ تَشُطّ
The custom of the days is fresh to me:
The habit of days for me is roughness
a friendship that turns away, or a dwelling that grows distant.
Seclusion that cracks or a house that crumbles
Sol 6.1