محبةُlove فضَّةٍof silver فيamong الناسpeople كانتhas been
محبةُ فضَّةٍ في الناس كانت
علىaccording to ماwhat قدmay نرىwe see أصلَthe root الشرورِof evils
على ما قد نرى أصلَ الشرورِ
Love of silver among people has been
Silver love amongst the people was
As we can see, the root of evils.
As we can see, the root of evils
تشابههاresembles it الشارهةُgluttony بالتكنِّيin bearing an epithet
تشابهها الشارهةُ بالتكنِّي
لأهلfor the people of النسكِascetic devotion فيin كلall الأمورmatters
لأهل النسكِ في كل الأمور
Gluttony resembles it in bearing that epithet
Its subtlety resembles the virtuous
For ascetics in all matters.
For the ascetic in all matters
Sol 6.1