لاno خيرَgood فيin عجلةِhaste الإنسانthe human being ياO ثقتيmy trusted friend
لا خيرَ في عجلةِ الإنسان يا ثقتي
فيin غيرother than موضعهاits proper place والأمرُand the matter مَحْتُومُsettled
في غير موضعها والأمرُ مَحْتُومُ
There is no good in a person's haste, O my trusted friend,
There is no good in man’s haste, o my confidence
When it is out of place—and this is a settled matter.
At the wrong time, for fate has its commands
وهَكَذاand likewise فيin الونىslackness فيin غيرِother than موضعِهits proper place
وهَكَذا في الونى في غيرِ موضعِه
فيin كلِّevery حالٍcircumstance وهذاand this القولُsaying مَفْهُومُunderstood
في كلِّ حالٍ وهذا القولُ مَفْهُومُ
And likewise with slackness when it is out of place,
So also in desire, placed elsewhere
In every circumstance; this saying is clear.
In every case, and this statement is understood
إنif أنتَyou لمnot تنزلِput الأشياthe things منازلهَاtheir proper places
إن أنتَ لم تنزلِ الأشيا منازلهَا
ظلمتَyou acted unjustly والأمرُand the matter جِدٌّserious والهوىand caprice لُومُblame
ظلمتَ والأمرُ جِدٌّ والهوى لُومُ
If you do not put things in their proper places,
If you do not accord things their proper places
You act unjustly; the matter is serious, and caprice invites blame.
You do wrong, the matter is serious, desire blameworthy
فالمدحُthus praise فيfor عجلةِhaste الإنسانِthe human being مُطَّردُinvariable
فالمدحُ في عجلةِ الإنسانِ مُطَّردُ
عندat العَطيةِthe gift والإمهالُand delay مَنْقُومُcondemned
عند العَطيةِ والإمهالُ مَنْقُومُ
Thus a person's haste is invariably praised
So persistent praise of man’s haste
When giving a gift, while delay is condemned.
In generosity, when slowness is better
Sol 6.1