الناسُpeople مِثلُlike الماءِwater تَضرُبُهُstrikes it الصَباthe east wind
الناسُ مِثلُ الماءِ تَضرُبُهُ الصَبا
فَيَكونُand so there is مِنهُfrom it تَفَرُّقٌdispersal وَتَأَلُّفُand coming together
فَيَكونُ مِنهُ تَفَرُّقٌ وَتَأَلُّفُ
People are like water struck by the east wind:
and so it disperses and comes together.
وَالخَيرُand good يَفعَلُهُhe does it الكَريمُthe noble man بِطَبعِهِby his nature
وَالخَيرُ يَفعَلُهُ الكَريمُ بِطَبعِهِ
وَإِذاand when اللَئيمُthe base man سَخاgives generously فَذاكَthen that is تَكَلُّفُforced effort
وَإِذا اللَئيمُ سَخا فَذاكَ تَكَلُّفُ
And the noble man does good by nature;
and when the base man is generous, it is forced.
قَدmay يُحسَبُbe considered الصَمتُsilence الطَويلُlong مِنَfrom الفَتىthe young man
قَد يُحسَبُ الصَمتُ الطَويلُ مِنَ الفَتى
حِلماًforbearance يُوَقَّرُhe is respected وَهُوَthough it is فيهِin him تَخَلُّفُdullness
حِلماً يُوَقَّرُ وَهُوَ فيهِ تَخَلُّفُ
A young man's long silence may be taken
for forbearance that earns him respect, though in him it is dullness.
نَرجوwe hope for 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 that God will recompense us with reward,
though He long ago advanced His favors to us.
Sol 6.1