أَكرِمhonor ضَعيفَكَyour weak dependent وَالآفاقُand the horizons مُجدِبَةٌbarren
أَكرِم ضَعيفَكَ وَالآفاقُ مُجدِبَةٌ
وَلاand do not تُهِنهُhumiliate him وَلَوand even if أَعطَيتَهُyou gave him القوتاsustenance
وَلا تُهِنهُ وَلَو أَعطَيتَهُ القوتا
Honor the weak person in your care while the horizons lie barren,
Honor the weak, though horizons are barren,
and do not humiliate him, even if you give him sustenance.
And do not humiliate him, even if you give him sustenance.
وَجانِبِand avoid الناسَpeople تَأمَنyou will be safe from سوءَthe evil of فِعلِهِمُtheir deeds
وَجانِبِ الناسَ تَأمَن سوءَ فِعلِهِمُ
وَأَنand that تَكونَyou should be لَدىamong الجُلّاسِthe companions مَمقوتاhated
وَأَن تَكونَ لَدى الجُلّاسِ مَمقوتا
And avoid people: you will be safe from their evil deeds
Keep away from people, to be safe from their misdeeds,
and from being hated among your companions.
And from being despised in the company of peers.
لاno بُدَّescape مِنfrom أَنthat يَذِمّواthey disparage كُلَّevery مَنone whom صَحَبواthey kept company with
لا بُدَّ مِن أَن يَذِمّوا كُلَّ مَن صَحَبوا
وَلَوand even if أَراهُمhe showed them حَصىpebbles المِعزاءِthe stony ground ياقوتاrubies
وَلَو أَراهُم حَصى المِعزاءِ ياقوتا
They are bound to disparage everyone they have kept company with,
They must slander all whom they befriended,
even if he showed them the pebbles of stony ground as rubies.
Even if you had given them rubies as gifts.
وَقَضِّand spend وَقتَكَyour time بِالتَقوىin piety تَجَوَّزُهُyou pass through it
وَقَضِّ وَقتَكَ بِالتَقوى تَجَوَّزُهُ
حَتّىuntil تُصادِفَyou encounter يَوماًone day فيهِin it مَوقوتاsomething appointed for a fixed time
حَتّى تُصادِفَ يَوماً فيهِ مَوقوتا
And spend your time in piety, passing through it,
Spend your time devoutly regardless of circumstance,
until, one day, you encounter what is appointed for that day.
Until you meet your predestined day.
Sol 6.1