يُغنيكَsuffices you ماحَلَّwhat has settled فيin السَجاياinnate dispositions
يُغنيكَ ماحَلَّ في السَجايا
أَنthat يَتَعَدّىgoes beyond bounds بِكَwith you الفُسوقُwickedness
أَن يَتَعَدّى بِكَ الفُسوقُ
What is lodged in your nature suffices you,
without wickedness carrying you further.
كَيفَhow يُطيقُcan bear النُهوضَrising عادٍa transgressor
كَيفَ يُطيقُ النُهوضَ عادٍ
عَليهِupon him مِنof مَأثَمٍsin وَسوقُloads
عَليهِ مِن مَأثَمٍ وَسوقُ
How can a transgressor manage to rise
with loads of sin upon him?
كَمhow many غُرِسَتwas planted نَخلَةٌa palm tree بِأَرضٍin the earth
كَم غُرِسَت نَخلَةٌ بِأَرضٍ
فَلَمyet not يُقَدَّرwas destined لَهاfor it بُسوقُtall growth
فَلَم يُقَدَّر لَها بُسوقُ
How many a palm was planted in the earth,
yet was not destined to grow tall.
لاnot يَفرَحَنrejoice (emphatic) بِالحَياةِin life غِرٌّa naive person
لا يَفرَحَن بِالحَياةِ غِرٌّ
فَإِنَّهاfor indeed it مَهلَكاًa place of destruction تَسوقُdrives
فَإِنَّها مَهلَكاً تَسوقُ
Let no naive person rejoice in life,
for it drives one to destruction.
ماnot نَفَقَsold readily الصِدقُtruth فيamong البَراياhumankind
ما نَفَقَ الصِدقُ في البَرايا
وَلَمand not تَزَلcease لِلمُحالِfor falsehood سوقُa market
وَلَم تَزَل لِلمُحالِ سوقُ
Truth has found no buyers among humankind,
while falsehood has always had a market.
Sol 6.1