ولربَّand many a محرومdeprived person تلبدpiled up مالهhis wealth
ولربَّ محروم تلبد ماله
ولهand he has إلىto ذقنchin تغلare fettered يدانtwo hands
وله إلى ذقن تغل يدان
And many a deprived man's wealth has piled up,
And perhaps a deprived one's wealth is concealed
and his two hands are fettered to his chin.
Yet to his beard cling two greedy hands
مرضan illness يصابis afflicted بهwith it الغنىthe rich person فإنماfor it is only
مرض يصاب به الغنى فإنما
طلبseeking الزيادةmore علةcause الحرمانdeprivation
طلب الزيادة علة الحرمان
An illness afflicts the rich, for it is
A disease that afflicts the wealthy, for it is
the pursuit of more that causes deprivation.
The desire for more that causes deprivation
ولربand many a مطعومa fed person تبددwas scattered كسبهhis earnings
ولرب مطعوم تبدد كسبه
لمdid not يبقremain منfrom يومa day ليومfor a day ثانsecond
لم يبق من يوم ليوم ثان
And many a well-fed man's earnings have been scattered,
And perhaps one with plenty will see his earnings dissipate
with nothing left from one day for the next.
Nothing remains from one day to the next
مرضan illness يصابis afflicted بهwith it الفقيرthe poor person فإنماfor it is only
مرض يصاب به الفقير فإنما
سببcause الخصاصةpoverty نهمةvoracious appetite الإنسانhumankind
سبب الخصاصة نهمة الإنسان
An illness afflicts the poor, for it is
A disease that afflicts the poor, for it is
man's voracious appetite that causes poverty.
The cause of scarcity, man's endless greed
إثنانtwo بينهماbetween the two of them توسطtake the middle way قانعاًcontented
إثنان بينهما توسط قانعاً
إنindeed التوسطmoderation راحةrest الأبدانbodies
إن التوسط راحة الأبدان
Between these two, take the middle way, contented;
Between the two lies contentment
indeed, moderation brings bodily ease.
Moderation gives comfort to the body
Sol 6.1