لَيسَis not اِغتِنامُtaking advantage of الصَديقِthe friend شَأنيmy concern
لَيسَ اِغتِنامُ الصَديقِ شَأني
فَلاso do not تَكُنbe شَأنَكَyour concern اِغتِناميtaking advantage of me
فَلا تَكُن شَأنَكَ اِغتِنامي
Taking advantage of a friend is not my way;
so do not make taking advantage of me your way.
فيon الأَرضِthe earth حَيٌّliving وَغَيرُand not حَيٍّliving
في الأَرضِ حَيٌّ وَغَيرُ حَيٍّ
فَجامِدٌthus, an inert thing بَينَناamong us وَنامِand a growing thing
فَجامِدٌ بَينَنا وَنامِ
On earth are living and nonliving things:
thus, among us are the inert and the growing.
غُيِّبَwas hidden away مَيتٌa dead person فَماand not رَأَتهُsaw him
غُيِّبَ مَيتٌ فَما رَأَتهُ
عَينٌan eye سِوىexcept رُؤيَةِa vision of المَنامِsleep
عَينٌ سِوى رُؤيَةِ المَنامِ
A dead man was hidden away, and was seen by no
eye except in a dream.
فَلاso let ... not يُبالِcare اللَبيبُthe wise person مِنّاamong us
فَلا يُبالِ اللَبيبُ مِنّا
فيin مَنسِمٍa camel's hoof حَلَّhe settled أَوor سَنامِa camel's hump
في مَنسِمٍ حَلَّ أَو سَنامِ
So let the wise one among us not care
whether he settles in a camel's hoof or hump.
نَأيُabsence زُنامِZunam أَوانَat the time يُدهىhe is struck by calamity
نَأيُ زُنامِ أَوانَ يُدهى
حَدَّثَspoke بِالنايِthrough the flute عَنabout زُنامِZunam
حَدَّثَ بِالنايِ عَن زُنامِ
Zunam's absence, when calamity struck him,
spoke of Zunam through the flute.
وَالغَدرُand treachery فيin الآدَمِيِّthe human being طَبعٌan innate trait
وَالغَدرُ في الآدَمِيِّ طَبعٌ
فَاِحتَرِزيso beware (feminine) قَبلَbefore أَنthat تَناميyou sleep (feminine)
فَاِحتَرِزي قَبلَ أَن تَنامي
And treachery is human nature;
so beware before you sleep.
مَنِwhoever اِدَّعىclaimed أَنَّهُthat he وَفِيٌّloyal
مَنِ اِدَّعى أَنَّهُ وَفِيٌّ
فَليَنتَسِبthen let him claim descent فيamong سِوىother than الأَنامِhumankind
فَليَنتَسِب في سِوى الأَنامِ
Whoever claims that he is loyal,
then let him claim descent from something other than humankind.
Sol 6.1