بَنيchildren of آدَمٍAdam مَنwhoever نالَattained مَجداًglory فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
بَني آدَمٍ مَن نالَ مَجداً فَإِنَّهُ
سَيَنقُلُهُwill remove him مِنfrom ذَلِكَthat المَجدِthe glory ناقِلُone who removes
سَيَنقُلُهُ مِن ذَلِكَ المَجدِ ناقِلُ
Children of Adam, whoever attains glory—surely
someone will remove him from that glory.
وَمِثلانِand two equals زَيدُZayd الخَيلِthe horses فيكُمamong you وَغَيرُهُand someone other than him
وَمِثلانِ زَيدُ الخَيلِ فيكُم وَغَيرُهُ
وَسَيّانَand equal قُسٌّQuss فيin الكَلامِspeech وَباقِلُand Baqil
وَسَيّانَ قُسٌّ في الكَلامِ وَباقِلُ
And among you, Zayd al-Khayl and anyone else are alike;
and Quss and Baqil are equal in speech.
لِكُلِّfor every أَخيpossessor of نَفسٍa soul حِجّىًreason وَفَطانَةٌand discernment
لِكُلِّ أَخي نَفسٍ حِجّىً وَفَطانَةٌ
وَتَعرِفُand know أَفعالَthe deeds of الحُسامِthe keen sword الصَياقِلُthe sword-polishers
وَتَعرِفُ أَفعالَ الحُسامِ الصَياقِلُ
Every possessor of a soul has reason and discernment;
and sword-polishers know the deeds of the keen sword.
وَلَوand if لَمnot يَكُنexist مُستَنفِرُone who startles العُصمِthe white-footed mountain goats
وَلَو لَم يَكُن مُستَنفِرُ العُصمِ
لَماthen would not باتَspend the night فيon أَعلىthe highest of الذُرىthe peaks وَهُوَwhile it is عاقِلُprudent
لَما باتَ في أَعلى الذُرى وَهُوَ عاقِلُ
And were there no one to startle the white-footed mountain goats,
it would not spend the night on the highest peaks, being prudent.
Sol 6.1