بَنيO children of آدَمٍAdam مَنwhoever نالَattains 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
O children of Adam, whoever attains glory—
Someone will surely remove him from that glory.
وَمِثلانِand two alike 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
Among you, Zayd al-Khayl and anyone else are alike,
And Quss and Baqil are equals 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 living soul has reason and discernment,
And sword-polishers know the deeds of the keen sword.
وَلَوand if لَمnot يَكُنthere were مُستَنفِرُone who frightens العُصمِthe mountain goats
وَلَو لَم يَكُن مُستَنفِرُ العُصمِ
لَماwould 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 frighten the mountain goats,
The goat would not spend the night on the loftiest peaks, prudent as it is.
Sol 6.1