منpart of الحلمforbearance أنthat لاnot تطرقyou assail الناسpeople بالأذىwith harm
من الحلم أن لا تطرق الناس بالأذى
ومهماand however much أذوكthey hurt you الناسpeople فاصبرthen be patient علىin the face of الأذىthe harm
ومهما أذوك الناس فاصبر على الأذى
Forbearance means not assailing people with harm.
It is a dream that people do not hurt each other,
And however much people hurt you, patiently endure the harm.
And no matter how much people hurt you, be patient.
دليلa sign علىof حلمforbearance الفتىthe young man ماءlustre وجههhis face
دليل على حلم الفتى ماء وجهه
كماjust as دلshowed فيin تهجينdebasement صيصيهhis stock البذاfoul speech
كما دل في تهجين صيصيه البذا
The lustre of a young man's face is a sign of his forbearance,
The calmness on the young man's face indicates his forbearance,
Just as foul speech betrays the debasement of his stock.
Just as his quiet temperament shows his wisdom.
ولاnor ينفعbenefits البيتthe house العتيقancient سليلهits descendant
ولا ينفع البيت العتيق سليله
إذاif هوhe عنfrom غاياتattainments آبائهhis forefathers خذاfell short
إذا هو عن غايات آبائه خذا
Nor does an ancient house benefit its descendant,
An old house is useless to its heir,
If he falls short of his forefathers' attainments.
If he diverges from his father's goals.
ولاnor شكرthanks عنديwith me للذيfor one who لاnot لهhe has يدa favor
ولا شكر عندي للذي لا له يد
عليto me ولاand not منone who إنif تعوذتI sought refuge عوذاprovided protection
علي ولا من إن تعوذت عوذا
Nor have I thanks for one who has shown no kindness
I have no gratitude for one with no generosity to me,
To me, and is no protector if I seek refuge.
Nor one from whom I seek refuge, but he refuses.
ولاnor خيرgood فيin منone who لاnot لهhe has عقدa covenant ذمةٍprotection
ولا خير في من لا له عقد ذمةٍ
لجارٍfor a neighbor ولاnor جارa neighbor إذاif ضرhe harmed أوor أذىhe hurt
لجارٍ ولا جار إذا ضر أو أذى
Nor is there good in one who has no covenant of protection
No good in one who has no pact to help
For a neighbor, nor is he a neighbor if he harms or hurts.
A neighbor, or harms and annoys.
وكلand every كلامٍspeech لاnot يرىis seen الفعلaction عندهbeside it
وكل كلامٍ لا يرى الفعل عنده
هذاbabble وبئسand wretched is المرءthe man ماwhat قالهhe said it هذيbabble
هذا وبئس المرء ما قاله هذي
And any speech beside which no action is seen
Any talk not matched by action
Is babble; wretched is the man whose words are babble.
Is vain prattle and idle chatter.
ومنand whoever لمnot يطقcan bear يسترقلurges to speed العيسthe pale camels للعلاtoward greatness
ومن لم يطق يسترقل العيس للعلا
طلاباًin pursuit فلمthen did not يقدرmanage بأنto يركبboard الشذاthe ships
طلاباً فلم يقدر بأن يركب الشذا
And whoever cannot drive the pale camels swiftly toward greatness
One who cannot ride a stallion should not
In pursuit of it, cannot then board the ships.
Seek to mount it, lest he fall off the steed.
أجلthe noblest بنيsons of الأيامthe days منone who ناشattained فضلهhis distinction
أجل بني الأيام من ناش فضله
ومنand whoever قيلwas asked منwho ذاthis one قبلpreviously حسبsufficient for السؤالthe question ذاthis
ومن قيل من ذا قبل حسب السؤال ذا
The noblest of time's sons is he who earns his distinction.
Indeed, the days distinguish one whose excellence they spread
And for anyone once asked, 'Who is this?'—this is answer enough.
And one asked "Who is this?" before his pedigree is told.
Sol 6.1