لمdid not أرضَI feel content عَنْwith نفسيmy soul مخافةَfor fear of سُخْطِهاits displeasure
لم أرضَ عَنْ نفسي مخافةَ سُخْطِها
وَرِضَىand contentment الفَتَىthe young man عنwith نفسهhimself إغْضابُهاangering it
وَرِضَى الفَتَى عن نفسه إغْضابُها
I have not been content with my soul, for fear of its displeasure;
And a young man's contentment with himself angers his soul.
لوif أنَّنيthat I عنهاwith it رَضيتُI was content لقصّرَتْit would fall short
لو أنَّني عنها رَضيتُ لقصّرَتْ
عماof what تُريدseeks بمثِلهِfor one like him آدابُهاits refinement
عما تُريد بمثِلهِ آدابُها
Were I content with it, it would fall short
Of what its own refinement seeks for such a man.
وتَبيّنَتْand would become evident آثارُthe effects of ذاكَthat فأكثَرَتْso it would increase
وتَبيّنَتْ آثارُ ذاكَ فأكثَرَتْ
عَذْليblaming me فطالَso would grow long فيهconcerning it عِتابُهاits reproach
عَذْلي فطالَ فيه عِتابُها
And the effects of that would become clear, so it would heap
Blame upon me, so its reproach over it would grow long.
Sol 6.1