الناسُpeople مِثلُlike الماءِwater تَضرُبُهُstrikes it الصَباthe east wind
الناسُ مِثلُ الماءِ تَضرُبُهُ الصَبا
فَيَكونُso there is مِنهُfrom it تَفَرُّقٌseparation وَتَأَلُّفُand coming together
فَيَكونُ مِنهُ تَفَرُّقٌ وَتَأَلُّفُ
People are like water stirred by the east wind,
so it scatters and comes together.
وَالخَيرُand good يَفعَلُهُhe does it الكَريمُthe noble man بِطَبعِهِby his nature
وَالخَيرُ يَفعَلُهُ الكَريمُ بِطَبعِهِ
وَإِذاand when اللَئيمُthe base man سَخاis generous فَذاكَthen that تَكَلُّفُforced effort
وَإِذا اللَئيمُ سَخا فَذاكَ تَكَلُّفُ
And the noble man does good by nature;
and when the base man is generous, he forces himself.
قَدmay يُحسَبُbe considered الصَمتُsilence الطَويلُlong مِنَfrom الفَتىthe young man
قَد يُحسَبُ الصَمتُ الطَويلُ مِنَ الفَتى
حِلماًforbearance يُوَقَّرُis held in respect وَهُوَthough it فيهِin him تَخَلُّفُmental dullness
حِلماً يُوَقَّرُ وَهُوَ فيهِ تَخَلُّفُ
A young man's long silence may be taken
for forbearance that earns respect, though in him it is dullness.
نَرجوwe hope مِنَfrom اللَهِGod الثَوابَreward مُجازِياًas one who recompenses
نَرجو مِنَ اللَهِ الثَوابَ مُجازِياً
وَلَهُand He has عَلَيناupon us فيin القَديمِthe distant past تَسَلُّفُan advance of favors
وَلَهُ عَلَينا في القَديمِ تَسَلُّفُ
We hope for reward from God, who recompenses us,
though He has long since advanced His favors to us.
Sol 6.1