ثلاثٌthree things هلاكruin المرءِof a man فيهماin both of them فخلِّهاso leave them
ثلاثٌ هلاك المرءِ فيهما فخلِّها
وعاصِand resist الهوىdesire ياO أيُّهذاyou there المرابِثُthe lingerer
وعاصِ الهوى يا أيُّهذا المرابِثُ
Three things: a man's ruin lies in them, so leave them.
Three things destroy a man: uncontrolled rage,
And resist desire, O you who linger.
hastiness, and immorality. Beware of them, my friend.
هيthey are الغضبُanger المذمومُblameworthy والعجلةand haste التيthat
هي الغضبُ المذمومُ والعجلة التي
تذمُّis condemned معamong الأخيارِthe virtuous والفحشُand obscenity ثالثُthe third
تذمُّ مع الأخيارِ والفحشُ ثالثُ
They are blameworthy anger and the haste that
Three things make a man righteous:
Is condemned among the virtuous; obscenity is the third.
fulfilling one's duties, speaking the truth, and pure intentions.
ثلاثٌthree things بهنّthrough them المرءa man يصلحُsets right دينَهhis faith
ثلاثٌ بهنّ المرء يصلحُ دينَه
ويحمدُand is praised بالخيراتِfor good deeds عندamong البريةِhumankind
ويحمدُ بالخيراتِ عند البريةِ
Three things through which a man sets his faith aright,
Three things ruin one's health and heart:
And is praised for good deeds among humankind:
overindulging in sinful desires, gluttony,
خلاصُdischarge الفَتىof a young man منfrom كلevery حقٍّobligation لربِّهto his Lord
خلاصُ الفَتى من كل حقٍّ لربِّه
وصدقٌand truthfulness يواخيهbefriends him وإخلاصُand sincerity نيَّةِof intention
وصدقٌ يواخيه وإخلاصُ نيَّةِ
A young man's discharge of every obligation to his Lord,
and oversleeping in the mornings.
And truthfulness that befriends him, and sincerity of intention.
ثلاثٌthree things سقامُsickness الجسمِof the body والقلبِand of the heart عندهاwith them
ثلاثٌ سقامُ الجسمِ والقلبِ عندها
وصاحبهاand their possessor فيin الشرِّharm طولَthroughout حياتِهhis life
وصاحبها في الشرِّ طولَ حياتِه
Three things bring sickness to body and heart,
And he who keeps to them suffers harm throughout his life:
فكثرةُnamely, excess وطْءِsexual intercourse للغوانيwith fair women وتخمةand surfeit
فكثرةُ وطْءِ للغواني وتخمة
وكثرةُand excess نومِof sleep المرءِof a man فيin غُدواتِهhis early mornings
وكثرةُ نومِ المرءِ في غُدواتِه
Namely, excessive intercourse with fair women, and overindulgence in food,
And a man's excessive sleep in the early mornings.
Partial English translation: 7 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1