يُغنيكَsuffices you ماحَلَّwhat has settled فيin السَجاياinnate traits
يُغنيكَ ماحَلَّ في السَجايا
أَنthat يَتَعَدّىgo beyond bounds بِكَwith you الفُسوقُwickedness
أَن يَتَعَدّى بِكَ الفُسوقُ
What is lodged in your nature is enough for you,
without wickedness carrying you beyond bounds.
كَيفَhow يُطيقُcan manage النُهوضَrising عادٍa transgressor
كَيفَ يُطيقُ النُهوضَ عادٍ
عَليهِupon him مِنof مَأثَمٍsin وَسوقُloads
عَليهِ مِن مَأثَمٍ وَسوقُ
How can a transgressor manage to rise
with loads of sin upon him?
كَمhow many غُرِسَتwas planted نَخلَةٌa date palm بِأَرضٍin the ground
كَم غُرِسَت نَخلَةٌ بِأَرضٍ
فَلَمyet not يُقَدَّرwas destined لَهاfor it بُسوقُtowering growth
فَلَم يُقَدَّر لَها بُسوقُ
How many a date palm was planted in the ground,
yet no towering growth was destined for it.
لاlet not يَفرَحَنrejoice بِالحَياةِin life غِرٌّa naive person
لا يَفرَحَن بِالحَياةِ غِرٌّ
فَإِنَّهاfor indeed it مَهلَكاًtoward destruction تَسوقُdrives
فَإِنَّها مَهلَكاً تَسوقُ
Let no naive person rejoice in life,
for it drives one toward destruction.
ماnot نَفَقَfound a market الصِدقُtruth فيamong البَراياhumankind
ما نَفَقَ الصِدقُ في البَرايا
وَلَمand not تَزَلceased لِلمُحالِfor falsehood سوقُa market
وَلَم تَزَل لِلمُحالِ سوقُ
Truth has found no market among humankind,
and falsehood has never lacked a market.
Sol 6.1