أَلِحَزمُprudence زَينٌan adornment لِلفَتىfor the young man
أَلِحَزمُ زَينٌ لِلفَتى
وَشينُهُand his blemish التَهَوُّرُrecklessness
وَشينُهُ التَهَوُّرُ
Prudence is an adornment for a young man,
Prudence adorns the youth
and recklessness is his blemish.
While recklessness disgraces him
وَالجَهلُand ignorance لِلصاحيfor the sober person مِنَfrom الthe
وَالجَهلُ لِلصاحي مِنَ ال
خَمرَةِwine خُمرٌwine مُسكِرُintoxicating
خَمرَةِ خُمرٌ مُسكِرُ
And ignorance, for one sober from
Ignorance makes the sober man drunk
wine, is an intoxicating wine.
From the wine more intoxicating
وَموشِرٌand a wealthy man (apparently موسر) يَبخَلُis stingy أَهناmore contented
وَموشِرٌ يَبخَلُ أَهنا
مِنهُthan him سَمحٌa generous man مُعسِرُin financial hardship
مِنهُ سَمحٌ مُعسِرُ
And a wealthy miser is less contented
The miser who hoards though from him
than a generous man of little means.
Generosity would enrich him
وَشاهِدٌand a witness بِنَقصِهِto his deficiency
وَشاهِدٌ بِنَقصِهِ
مَنwhoever بِسِواهُof someone other than himself يَفخَرboasts
مَن بِسِواهُ يَفخَر
And he bears witness to his own deficiency
And one who boasts of his own virtue
who boasts of someone other than himself.
Belittles all other men
Sol 6.1