الوَغدُthe base man يَجعَلُregards ماwhat أُنيلَhe was granted غَنيمَةًbooty
الوَغدُ يَجعَلُ ما أُنيلَ غَنيمَةً
وَيُغَيِّرُand raids فيin الأَطماعِgreedy desires كُلَّevery مَغارِraid
وَيُغَيِّرُ في الأَطماعِ كُلَّ مَغارِ
The base man regards what he is given as booty,
and, in his greed, launches every kind of raid.
وَالحُرُّand the noble man يُجزيrepays بِالصَنيعَةِwith a kindness مُسدِياًa benefactor
وَالحُرُّ يُجزي بِالصَنيعَةِ مُسدِياً
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though فِعلَهُماthe action of both نِكاحُa marriage شِغارِdowryless bride-exchange
فَكَأَنَّ فِعلَهُما نِكاحُ شِغارِ
And the noble man repays a benefactor with a kindness,
as though their dealings were a dowryless bride-exchange marriage.
وَلِكُلِّand for every ماthing that أَصبَحتَyou now تُدرِكُperceive حِسَّهُits sensory presence
وَلِكُلِّ ما أَصبَحتَ تُدرِكُ حِسَّهُ
ضِدٌّan opposite وَكِبرَةُand the old age مَنof those whom تَرىyou see كَصِغارِlike children
ضِدٌّ وَكِبرَةُ مَن تَرى كَصِغارِ
And everything whose presence you now sense
has an opposite; the old age of those you see resembles childhood.
شِيَعٌfactions أَجَلَّتrevered يَومَthe day of خُمٍّKhumm وَاِنثَنَتand turned
شِيَعٌ أَجَلَّت يَومَ خُمٍّ وَاِنثَنَت
أُخرىothers تُعارِضُهاoppose them بِيَومِwith the day of الغّارِthe Cave
أُخرى تُعارِضُها بِيَومِ الغّارِ
Some factions revered the day of Khumm; others turned
to counter them with the day of the Cave.
فَاِصغُرso make yourself small لِتَعظُمَso you may grow great كَمhow many تَجَمَّعَdrew himself together واثِبٌa leaper
فَاِصغُر لِتَعظُمَ كَم تَجَمَّعَ واثِبٌ
ثُمَّthen اِستُعِزَّwas overpowered فَعَزَّthen grew mighty بَعدَafter صَغارِabasement
ثُمَّ اِستُعِزَّ فَعَزَّ بَعدَ صَغارِ
So make yourself small to grow great: many a leaper has crouched,
then been overpowered, yet grown mighty after abasement.
Sol 6.1