اِشتَرِbuy العِزَّhonor بِماfor whatever بيsold (word begins)
اِشتَرِ العِزَّ بِما بي
عَsold (word ends) فَماfor … not العِزُّhonor بِغالِcostly (emphatic)
عَ فَما العِزُّ بِغالِ
Buy honor at whatever price it is
Purchase honor with what ever you own
sold, for honor is not costly.
For honor is not expensive
بِالقِصارِwith the short ones الصُفرِthe yellow ones إِنif شِئwish (verb stem)
بِالقِصارِ الصُفرِ إِن شِئ
تَyou (verb suffix) أَوِor السُمرِthe brown ones الطِوالِthe long ones
تَ أَوِ السُمرِ الطِوالِ
With the short yellow [coins], if you
With short or long spears, if you wish
wish, or with the long brown [spears].
Or with brown or white swords
لَيسَis not بِالمَغبونِone who is cheated (emphatic) عَقلاًin judgment
لَيسَ بِالمَغبونِ عَقلاً
مَنwho شَرىbought عِزّاًhonor بِمالِwith wealth
مَن شَرى عِزّاً بِمالِ
Not cheated in his judgment is he
He who buys honor with money
who buys honor with wealth.
Is not foolish in his mind
إِنَّماonly يُدَّخَرُis stored up الماthe wealth (word begins)
إِنَّما يُدَّخَرُ الما
لُthe wealth (word ends) لِحاجاتِfor the needs of الرِجالِmen
لُ لِحاجاتِ الرِجالِ
Wealth is stored up only
Money is saved
for the needs of men.
For men's needs
وَالفَتىand the noble youth مَنwho جَعَلَmade الأَمthe riches (word begins)
وَالفَتى مَن جَعَلَ الأَم
والَthe riches (word ends) أَثمانَprices المَعاليlofty attainments
والَ أَثمانَ المَعالي
And the noble youth is he who makes riches
And the young man who makes principles
the price of lofty attainments.
The prices of glories
Sol 6.1