شرthe worst of الرِّجالmen الأَرعنthe rash fool
شر الرِّجال الأَرعن
الباردthe dull-witted one المتهجنthe contemptible one
البارد المتهجن
The worst of men is the rash fool,
The worst of men is the vulgar brute,
dull-witted and contemptible.
The cold and bastardized one,
يُكرمhe honors مَنwhoever يهينهhumiliates him
يُكرم مَن يهينه
يخذلhe forsakes مَنwhoever يعينهhelps him
يخذل مَن يعينه
He honors whoever humiliates him,
Who honors those who disgrace him,
he forsakes whoever helps him.
And abandons those who help him.
يخضَعhe submits لِلأَعاديto enemies
يخضَع لِلأَعادي
عَجزاًout of incapacity عَنfor العِنادresistance
عَجزاً عَن العِناد
He submits to enemies,
He submits to the enemies,
out of inability to resist,
Weak at defiance.
وَيوحشand he alienates الصَّديقاthe friend
وَيوحش الصَّديقا
وَيَقطَعand he cuts off الرَّفيقاthe companion
وَيَقطَع الرَّفيقا
and alienates his friend,
And estranges the friend,
and cuts off his companion.
And cuts off the companion.
تضرمflaring rage وَتيهand conceit
تضرم وَتيه
أَيthat is انَّنيindeed I am نَبيهdistinguished
أَي انَّني نَبيه
Flaring rage and conceit—
His ego blazes and wanders,
meaning, 'I am distinguished!'
Oh, what a bright one am I!
تاهhe grew haughty عَلىtoward إخوانهhis brothers
تاه عَلى إخوانه
إِذwhen نالَhe gained مِنfrom زَمانهhis times
إِذ نالَ مِن زَمانه
He grew haughty toward his brothers
He strayed from his brothers,
when he gained something from his times.
When he took from his time.
شرthe worst of الرِّجالmen اللمزهthe fault-finder
شر الرِّجال اللمزه
للأَصدقاءtoward friends الهمزهthe slanderer
للأَصدقاء الهمزه
The worst of men is the fault-finder,
The worst of men, the faultfinder
the slanderer of friends.
Who criticizes friends.
لاmay ... not كانَexist ذوthe possessor of الوَجهينtwo faces
لا كانَ ذو الوَجهين
وَصاحبand the possessor of اللونينtwo colors
وَصاحب اللونين
May the two-faced man never exist,
Not having two faces,
nor the man of two colors,
Or two changing colors.
الخادِعthe deceiver المُنافقthe hypocrite
الخادِع المُنافق
الملقthe flatterer المماذقthe false friend
الملق المماذق
the deceiver, the hypocrite,
The deceitful hypocrite,
the flatterer, the false friend.
The slick and smooth-talker.
إِنif كانَit is خَيراًgood سَتَرَهhe conceals it
إِن كانَ خَيراً سَتَرَه
أَوor كانَit is شَراًevil نَشَرَهhe spreads it
أَو كانَ شَراً نَشَرَه
If it is good, he conceals it;
If he was good he hid it,
or if it is evil, he spreads it.
Or if bad he spread it.
إِعادةrepeating الحَديثtalk
إِعادة الحَديث
مِنpart of عادةthe habit of الخَبيثthe wicked person
مِن عادة الخَبيث
Repeating talk
Repeating words,
is a habit of the wicked,
Is the habit of the wicked.
لاnot سيماthe like of محرفاdistorted
لا سيما محرفا
عَنaway from وَضعِهِits original sense مُزيفاfalsified
عَن وَضعِهِ مُزيفا
especially when distorted
Especially distorted,
from its original sense and falsified.
From their positions, falsified.
إِصلاحproper management of أَدنىthe least of المالwealth
إِصلاح أَدنى المال
خَيرbetter مِنthan السُّؤالbegging
خَير مِن السُّؤال
Managing even a little wealth well
Reforming the least money,
is better than begging.
Is better than asking.
Sol 6.1