قَدindeed نالَhas gained خَيراًgood فيamong المَعاشِرِthe fellows ظاهِراًmanifest
قَد نالَ خَيراً في المَعاشِرِ ظاهِراً
مَنhe who كانَwas تَحتَbeneath لِسانِهِhis tongue مَخبوءاhidden
مَن كانَ تَحتَ لِسانِهِ مَخبوءا
He has indeed gained manifest good among his fellows—
he who was hidden beneath his tongue.
باءَincurred الكَلامُspeech بِمَأثَمٍwith a sin وَالصَمتُand silence لَمdid not
باءَ الكَلامُ بِمَأثَمٍ وَالصَمتُ لَم
يَكُbe فيin الأَعَمِّmost cases بِمَأثَمٍwith a sin لِيَبوءاto incur
يَكُ في الأَعَمِّ بِمَأثَمٍ لِيَبوءا
Speech incurs sin, while silence does not,
as a rule, incur any sin.
إِنif يَرتَفِعrises بَشَرٌa person عَلَيكَabove you فَكَمthen how many غَداbecame
إِن يَرتَفِع بَشَرٌ عَلَيكَ فَكَم غَدا
عَلَمٌa banner بِتابِعِby a follower of فِتنَةٍstrife مَربوءاraised high
عَلَمٌ بِتابِعِ فِتنَةٍ مَربوءا
If someone rises above you, how many
a banner has been raised high by a follower of strife!
مَهلاًwait! أَمِنwas it from? وَباءٍa plague فَرَرتَyou fled وَهَلand do...? تَرىyou see
مَهلاً أَمِن وَباءٍ فَرَرتَ وَهَل تَرى
فيin الدَهرِthe world إِلّاexcept مَنزِلاًa dwelling مَوبوءاplague-stricken
في الدَهرِ إِلّا مَنزِلاً مَوبوءا
Wait! Was it from a plague you fled? And do you see
in this world any dwelling but one stricken with plague?
تُسبىare taken captive الكَرائِمُnoble women وَالكُمَيتُand the dark-red wine شَرابُهاtheir drink
تُسبى الكَرائِمُ وَالكُمَيتُ شَرابُها
يُلفىis found لِأَلأَمِfor the vilest شارِبٍdrinker مَسبوءاpurchased
يُلفى لِأَلأَمِ شارِبٍ مَسبوءا
Noble women are taken captive, and the dark-red wine, their drink,
is found purchased for the vilest drinker.
حِلفُinseparable companion of العَباءَةِthe coarse cloak سَوفَwill يُصبِحُbecome مِثلَهُlike him
حِلفُ العَباءَةِ سَوفَ يُصبِحُ مِثلَهُ
مَلِكٌa king وَيُترَكُand is left behind طَيبَهُhis perfume المَعبوءاthe prepared
مَلِكٌ وَيُترَكُ طَيبَهُ المَعبوءا
The coarse cloak's companion will one day have his counterpart
in a king, whose prepared perfume will be left behind.
Sol 6.1