ثِقtrust فيin الحِجاreason دونَrather than الشقيقthe brother فربَّماfor sometimes
ثِق في الحِجا دونَ الشقيق فربَّما
كانَwas الحجاreason دونَinstead of الشقيقِthe brother شقيقاa brother
كانَ الحجا دونَ الشقيقِ شقيقا
Trust in reason rather than your brother, for sometimes
reason has been a brother in your brother's stead.
كَمhow often بالحجاthrough reason ضيقٌhardship غداbecame سعةًease وكمand how often
كَم بالحجا ضيقٌ غدا سعةً وكم
سعةease غدتbecame عندَin the presence of الجهالةِignorance ضيقاhardship
سعة غدت عندَ الجهالةِ ضيقا
How often, through reason, hardship has become ease, and how often
ease has become hardship through ignorance.
واِسمَحand be lenient with أخاكyour brother فأَنتfor you إنif كلَّفتهyou burden him
واِسمَح أخاك فأَنت إن كلَّفته
شططاًexcessively أحلتَyou turn البِرَّkindness منهfrom him عقوقاdisloyalty
شططاً أحلتَ البِرَّ منه عقوقا
And be lenient with your brother, for if you burden him
beyond all bounds, you turn his kindness into disloyalty.
ياO للرجالِmen, to the rescue لحكمِagainst the rule of دهرٍan age سيِّءevil
يا للرجالِ لحكمِ دهرٍ سيِّء
ظنَّsuspicion اللئيمthe scoundrel بهabout it غداbecame تحقيقاconfirmed truth
ظنَّ اللئيم به غدا تحقيقا
O men, help against the rule of an evil age—
the scoundrel's suspicion of it has come true.
دهرan age غداbecame بينَamong الأنامِhumankind حليمُهits forbearing man
دهر غدا بينَ الأنامِ حليمُه
عيّاًinarticulate وصارand became سفيهُهits fool مِنطيقاeloquent
عيّاً وصار سفيهُه مِنطيقا
An age whose forbearing man, among the people, has become
tongue-tied, while its fool has become eloquent.
وكريمُهand its noble man المحمودُthe praised أخلقbecame threadbare قدرُهhis standing
وكريمُه المحمودُ أخلق قدرُه
ولئيمهand its scoundrel قدindeed صارbecame فيهwithin it خليقَاworthy
ولئيمه قد صار فيه خليقَا
And its praised nobleman's standing has worn thin,
while its scoundrel has indeed become worthy within it.
والحرُّand the free man عنfrom نيلِattaining المطالبthe aims مُوثَقٌshackled
والحرُّ عن نيلِ المطالب مُوثَقٌ
والنَّذلand the base man يسعىstrives فيin هواهُhis desire طليقاunfettered
والنَّذل يسعى في هواهُ طليقا
And the free man is shackled, kept from attaining his aims,
while the base man pursues his desire unfettered.
وأولوand those endowed with النباهةِdistinction والذكاand intelligence والحِلمِand forbearance قدindeed
وأولو النباهةِ والذكا والحِلمِ قد
نُبذواthey were cast aside مكاناًa place فيin المحلِّthe locality سحيقاfar distant
نُبذوا مكاناً في المحلِّ سحيقا
And those of distinction, intelligence, and forbearance have
been cast aside to a far-distant place.
وأرىand I see لديهِwithin it المترَفينَthose living in luxury بجهلهمthrough their ignorance
وأرى لديهِ المترَفينَ بجهلهم
كفراًunbelief أضلُّواthey led astray قومَهمtheir people وفسوقاand wickedness
كفراً أضلُّوا قومَهم وفسوقا
And I see within it those living in luxury, who through their ignorance
have led their people astray into unbelief and wickedness.
Sol 6.1