اِجعَلmake الزَوجthe pair مِنof سِراجَكyour lamp فَرداًa single one
اِجعَل الزَوج مِن سِراجَك فَرداً
وَاِقتَصَدand be frugal ياO غُلامboy وَالقَصدand frugality أَجدىmore beneficial
وَاِقتَصَد يا غُلام وَالقَصد أَجدى
Make the pair in your lamp a single one;
Make solitude your lantern, go slow,
And be frugal, boy—frugality is more beneficial.
My son, scale back, scale helps you grow,
إِنif يَكُنis فَقدَكyour loss الضِياءthe light رَديئاًbad
إِن يَكُن فَقدَك الضِياء رَديئاً
فَاِفتِقاديthen my loss لِلزَيتof the oil أَردىworse وَأَردىand worse
فَاِفتِقادي لِلزَيت أَردى وَأَردى
If your loss of light is bad,
If loss of light is the cause of grief,
Then my loss of oil is worse, and worse still.
Then replenishing oil will bring relief.
Sol 6.1