إِقنَعBe content بِأَيسَرِwith the simplest شَيءٍthing فَالزَمانُfor Time لَهُit has
إِقنَع بِأَيسَرِ شَيءٍ فَالزَمانُ لَهُ
مَحيلَةٌa wile لاnot تُقَضّىare fulfilled عِندَهاin its presence الحِوَجُthe needs
مَحيلَةٌ لا تُقَضّى عِندَها الحِوَجُ
Be content with the simplest thing, for Time has
Be content with the easiest thing, for time
a wile before which needs go unfulfilled.
Has transformations that never cease.
وَماand not يَكُفُّwithholds أَذاةًharm عَنكَfrom you حِلفُan ally of ضَنىًwasting sickness
وَما يَكُفُّ أَذاةً عَنكَ حِلفُ ضَنىً
وَقَدand may يَشُجُّكَgash you عودٌa stick مَسَّهُhas touched it عَوَجُcrookedness
وَقَد يَشُجُّكَ عودٌ مَسَّهُ عَوَجُ
Nor does an ally of wasting sickness spare you harm;
No oath can ward off harm from you
and a stick touched by crookedness may gash you.
When even a crooked stick can make you bleed.
Sol 6.1