رَأَيْتَyou have seen تَتَابُعَsuccession الأَعْمَالِthe appointments أَجْدَىmore profitable
رَأَيْتَ تَتَابُعَ الأَعْمَالِ أَجْدَى
عَلَىfor العُمَّالِthe officials مِنْthan فَضْلِexcellence الصِّنَاعَهْthe craft
عَلَى العُمَّالِ مِنْ فَضْلِ الصِّنَاعَهْ
You have seen that successive appointments are more profitable
You saw how persistence in work
for officials than excellence in their craft.
Serves the workers better than the excellence of craft
فَمَنْso whoever يَكُis أكْثَرَthe most العُمَّالِthe officials بَذْلاًin giving
فَمَنْ يَكُ أكْثَرَ العُمَّالِ بَذْلاً
لِمَالٍof money فَهْوَthen he is أَوْجَهُهُمْthe most influential of them شَفَاعَهْin intercession
لِمَالٍ فَهْوَ أَوْجَهُهُمْ شَفَاعَهْ
So whichever official is most generous
So whoever spends the most of his wealth
with money has the greatest influence among them in intercession.
Is the one whose intercession is most desirable
فَإِمَّاso if كُنْتَyou are فِيin عَمَلٍan office فَصَانِعْthen curry favor
فَإِمَّا كُنْتَ فِي عَمَلٍ فَصَانِعْ
بِمَرْفِقِهِwith its proceeds وَإِنْand even if ثَلَمَit diminishes ارْتِفَاعَهْits revenue
بِمَرْفِقِهِ وَإِنْ ثَلَمَ ارْتِفَاعَهْ
So if you hold an office, curry favor
Whether you are engaged in some work, be an artisan
with its proceeds, even if that cuts into its revenue.
With tolerance, and if it gets difficult, be more patient
وَوَفِّرْand give in full حِصَّةَthe share الأَتْبَاعِthe subordinates تَأْمَنْyou will be safe
وَوَفِّرْ حِصَّةَ الأَتْبَاعِ تَأْمَنْ
بِذَاكَthrough that مِنَfrom المَلاَمَةِblame والشَّنَاعَهْand disgrace
بِذَاكَ مِنَ المَلاَمَةِ والشَّنَاعَهْ
And give the subordinates their full share; you will be safe
And provide the share of followers, so you may be safe
thereby from blame and disgrace.
From blame and defamation through that
وَخُذْand set about فِيin جَمْعِgathering مَالِmoney الصُّلْحِthe settlement لاَnot فِيin
وَخُذْ فِي جَمْعِ مَالِ الصُّلْحِ لاَ فِي
إِقَامَةِestablishing حُجَّةٍa case لَكَin your favor فِيbefore جَمَاعَةْan assembly
إِقَامَةِ حُجَّةٍ لَكَ فِي جَمَاعَةْ
And set about gathering settlement money, not
Take the collecting of conciliatory money and not
establishing a case in your favor before an assembly.
The establishing of an argument for you among the group
وَسَامِحْand be lenient ذَاthe holder of المَعُونَةِthe police service واعْتَقِدْهُand make him your ally
وَسَامِحْ ذَا المَعُونَةِ واعْتَقِدْهُ
لِيُحْسِنَso that he may do well عَنْكَon your behalf يَوْمَاًa day ماsome دِفَاعَهُhis defense
لِيُحْسِنَ عَنْكَ يَوْمَاً ما دِفَاعَهُ
And be lenient with the police official, and make him your ally,
And forgive the one who helps you and believe him
so that someday he may defend you well.
To speak good of you one day in your defense
وَصَادِقْand befriend ذَاthe holder of القَضَاءِjudicial office وَلاَand do not تُثِرْهُprovoke him
وَصَادِقْ ذَا القَضَاءِ وَلاَ تُثِرْهُ
فِيَشْهَدَfor then he would testify بِالْخِيَانَةِto breach of trust والإضَاعَهْand wastefulness
فِيَشْهَدَ بِالْخِيَانَةِ والإضَاعَهْ
And befriend the judge, and do not provoke him,
And be honest with the judge, and do not provoke him
lest he testify to breach of trust and wastefulness.
So he doesn't testify to betrayal and loss
وَكُنْand be فِيin كُلِّall ذَاكَthat عَلَىin يَقِيْنٍcertainty
وَكُنْ فِي كُلِّ ذَاكَ عَلَى يَقِيْنٍ
بِأَنَّof the fact that الصَّرْفَdismissal يَحْدُثُoccurs بَعْدَafter سَاعَهْan hour
بِأَنَّ الصَّرْفَ يَحْدُثُ بَعْدَ سَاعَهْ
And throughout all this, be certain
And be certain in all that
that dismissal will come after an hour.
That fate makes changes after a while
Sol 6.1