إذاif قلّdwindles ماليmy wealth ازدَدْتُI grow فيin هِمَّتيmy resolve غِنىًself-sufficiency
إذا قلّ مالي ازدَدْتُ في هِمَّتي غِنىً
عنfrom الناسpeople والغانيand the self-sufficient man بماwith what نالhe has gained َ قانعُcontent
عن الناس والغاني بما نال َ قانعُ
If my wealth dwindles, I grow in spirit more independent
of others; the self-sufficient man is content with what he has gained.
وفيand in اليأسِrelinquishing hope عنof أموالهَمْtheir wealth لكَfor you راحةٌrelief
وفي اليأسِ عن أموالهَمْ لكَ راحةٌ
وفيand in الصبرpatience عِزٌّdignity للضَّراعَةِto abject pleading قاطعُputting an end
وفي الصبر عِزٌّ للضَّراعَةِ قاطعُ
And in relinquishing hope of their wealth, you find relief;
and in patience, dignity that puts an end to abject pleading.
وإنيّand indeed I لأسْتَبْقيI surely preserve إذاwhen العُسْرُhardship مَسَّنيtouches me
وإنيّ لأسْتَبْقي إذا العُسْرُ مَسَّني
بشاشَةَcheerfulness وَجْهٍof a face حينَwhen تَبْلَىgrow worn الطلائِعُfaces
بشاشَةَ وَجْهٍ حينَ تَبْلَى الطلائِعُ
And I surely preserve, when hardship touches me,
a cheerful face when faces grow worn.
فَأُعْفِيso I spare ثَرىthe soil قَوْميof my people ولوشِئتُthough, had I wished نَوَّلُواthey would have given
فَأُعْفِي ثَرى قَوْمي ولوشِئتُ نَوَّلُوا
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَشَكَّىcomplains الُملْحِفُthe persistent beggar المُتَضارعُthe abject suppliant
إذا ما تَشَكَّى الُملْحِفُ المُتَضارعُ
So I spare my people's soil—though, had I wished, they would have given—
when the persistent, abject suppliant complains,
مَخافَةَfor fear أَنْthat أُقْلَىI should be hated إذاwhen جئْتُI come زائراَas a visitor
مَخافَةَ أَنْ أُقْلَى إذا جئْتُ زائراَ
وتُرْجِعُنيand draw me back نحوtoward الرجالِmen المطامِعُhopes of gain
وتُرْجِعُني نحو الرجالِ المطامِعُ
for fear of being hated when I come visiting,
while hopes of gain draw me back toward men.
Sol 6.1