ياO منyou who أدلemboldened يبسطhe offers العذرexcuse منwhoever جاراacted unjustly
يا من أدل يبسط العذر من جارا
ومدand extended سبقاًa lead إلىtoward العلياءthe heights منwhoever جارىcompeted
ومد سبقاً إلى العلياء من جارى
O you who embolden wrongdoers by offering excuses,
O you who graciously offers excuses to a neighbor,
and give whoever competes a lead toward the heights,
And who hastily extends a hand to the noblest of men,
رتبstation علىat البابthe door إنساناًa man لهwho has أدبgood manners
رتب على الباب إنساناً له أدب
وعشرةand sociability يلتقيhe meets بالبشرwith cheerfulness منwhoever زاراvisited
وعشرة يلتقي بالبشر من زارا
station at the door a man with good manners
Arrange for a courteous and refined doorman
and sociability, who welcomes every visitor cheerfully;
Who meets people with kindness when they come to visit.
ومجلباًand a gathering place خالياًvacant باسمin the name of الجلوسsitting ولاand not
ومجلباً خالياً باسم الجلوس ولا
يرىhe sees عليناagainst us إذاwhen جئناهwe come to him إنكاراdisapproval
يرى علينا إذا جئناه إنكارا
and provide a vacant gathering place designated for sitting; and let him not
And a vacant sitting room—but do not let
find cause to rebuke us when we come to him.
Him see any reproach from us when we arrive.
فليfor I have ثلاثةthree أيامdays أعودI return علىto الدهليزthe vestibule
فلي ثلاثة أيام أعود على الدهليز
أبسطI offer عندbefore الناسthe people أعذاراexcuses
أبسط عند الناس أعذارا
For three days I have kept returning to the vestibule,
For three days I will come back to the porch
offering excuses before the people.
To offer my apologies to the people.
وللدهاليزand for the vestibules أربابbearers of الظلامةgrievances لاnot
وللدهاليز أرباب الظلامة لا
أهلpeople of الكرامةhonor إجلالاًout of reverence وإقداراand esteem
أهل الكرامة إجلالاً وإقدارا
And vestibules are for those with grievances, not
But porches are for those who love the darkness, not
people of honor, who deserve reverence and esteem.
The honorable and esteemed to revere and respect.
واستخبرand ask ابنson of عريفArif والرشيدand al-Rashid تجدyou will find
واستخبر ابن عريف والرشيد تجد
لديهماwith them both نبأnews منيfrom me وإخباراand an account
لديهما نبأ مني وإخبارا
And ask Ibn Arif and al-Rashid; you will find
Ask the son of the guard and Rashid, you will find
with them news from me and an account.
News from me and information there.
Sol 6.1