رَأَيتُكَI found you سَمحَeasygoing البَيعِselling وَالعِلقِand the precious object إِنَّماonly
رَأَيتُكَ سَمحَ البَيعِ وَالعِلقِ إِنَّما
يُغالىa high price is asked بِهِfor it إِنif ضَنَّwas reluctant to part بِالعِلقِwith the precious object بايِعُهits seller
يُغالى بِهِ إِن ضَنَّ بِالعِلقِ بايِعُه
I found you easygoing in selling; a precious thing is only
I saw you generous in sale and barter; only
priced highly if its seller is reluctant to part with it.
He who is stingy with his goods makes profit by them.
وَأَحرَand how fitting بِمَنfor one who هانَتwere held cheap بَضائِعَthe goods of مالهُhis wealth
وَأَحرَ بِمَن هانَت بَضائِعَ مالهُ
لَدىat البَيعَthe sale يَوماًone day أَنthat تَبورَgo unsold بَضائِعُهhis wares
لَدى البَيعَ يَوماً أَن تَبورَ بَضائِعُه
And how fitting that one whose goods are held cheap
And he loses who shows contempt for the small price
at sale should one day find his wares unsold!
His merchandise fetches, one day, in the market.
هُوَit الماءُwater إِنif أَجمَمتَهُyou let it rest طابَbecame pleasant وردهdrinking from it
هُوَ الماءُ إِن أَجمَمتَهُ طابَ ورده
وَيُفسِدُهُand spoils it أَنthat تُستَباحَare made freely accessible شَرائِعُهits watering places
وَيُفسِدُهُ أَن تُستَباحَ شَرائِعُه
It is water: if you let it rest, drinking from it is sweet,
Water is sweetest when you stint your use of it,
and it is spoiled when its watering places are open to all.
But too free use makes even sweet water bitter.
Sol 6.1