عجلةُhaste الإنسانhumankind لومٌblame
عجلةُ الإنسان لومٌ
عندin the eyes of أصحابَpeople possessing المزيَّهْmerit
عند أصحابَ المزيَّهْ
Your haste, O man, is blameworthy
Human haste is blameworthy
among people of distinction.
in the eyes of people of merit.
ذمَّهاcondemned it كلُّall البراياcreation
ذمَّها كلُّ البرايا
فيin دواوينrecords القَضيّهْjudgment
في دواوين القَضيّهْ
All humankind has condemned it
All creation has condemned it
in the records of the case.
in the records of judgment.
عجلةُhaste الإنسانhumankind خيرٌbetter
عجلةُ الإنسان خيرٌ
منthan توانِslackness فيin العطيَّهgiving
من توانِ في العطيَّه
Yet your haste, O man, is better
Human haste is better
than delay in giving;
than slackness in giving.
وكذاand likewise الإمْهَالُdelay شينٌa blemish
وكذا الإمْهَالُ شينٌ
عندin the eyes of أصحابِpeople possessing السَّجيَّهcharacter
عند أصحابِ السَّجيَّه
and likewise, withholding is a blemish
And delay, likewise, is a blemish
among those of noble character.
in the eyes of people of character.
ليسَthere is not فيin العجلةِhaste خيرٌgood
ليسَ في العجلةِ خيرٌ
يرتجىhoped for عندamong البريَّهhumankind
يرتجى عند البريَّه
There is no good in haste
There is no good in haste
to be hoped for among humankind.
to be hoped for among humankind.
إنماindeed الحاذقُthe discerning person لاnot يعجلُrushes
إنما الحاذقُ لا يعجلُ
فيin أمرthe affairs of الرَّعيِّهْthe subjects
في أمر الرَّعيِّهْ
Only the astute man does not rush
Indeed, the discerning do not rush
in affairs of the people.
in the affairs of the subjects.
إنماindeed الإمْهالdelay زينٌan adornment
إنما الإمْهال زينٌ
فيin العقولِthe minds الألْمَعِيَّهْbrilliant
في العقولِ الألْمَعِيَّهْ
Deliberation alone is an adornment
Delay is indeed an adornment
in brilliant minds;
to brilliant minds.
وكذاand likewise العجلةُhaste عيبٌa fault
وكذا العجلةُ عيبٌ
فيin سَجيَّاتthe traits of البريَّهْhumankind
في سَجيَّات البريَّهْ
and likewise, haste is a flaw
And haste, likewise, is a fault
in human character.
among the traits of humankind.
إنماonly الإفراطُexcess فيin العجلةhaste
إنما الإفراطُ في العجلة
إلاّexcept فيin العطيَّهgiving
إلاّ في العطيَّه
Excess lies in haste alone—
Excess lies only in haste,
except when it comes to giving.
except when giving.
والونَىand slowness خيرٌbetter لأصحابِfor those involved in
والونَى خيرٌ لأصحابِ
القضايَاthe cases فيin القضيهthe case
القضايَا في القضيه
Deliberateness is better for those entrusted
And slowness is better for those
with judgments in a case.
with cases, when dealing with a case.
ليسthere is not فيin الإمهالِdelay خيرٌgood
ليس في الإمهالِ خيرٌ
فيin سجياتِthe traits of البريَّهhumankind
في سجياتِ البريَّه
Yet there is no good in delay
There is no good in delay
among the traits of humankind;
among the traits of humankind.
إنماonly الخيرgoodness تراهُyou see it
إنما الخير تراهُ
عندwhen تعجيلِexpediting القضيَّهthe case
عند تعجيلِ القضيَّه
rather, the good, as you see it,
You see goodness only
lies in hastening the decision.
when the case is expedited.
ليسthere is not فيin العجلةِhaste خيرٌgood
ليس في العجلةِ خيرٌ
لأولىfor those possessing النفسِthe spirit الأبيَّهproud
لأولى النفسِ الأبيَّه
There is no good in haste
There is no good in haste
for those of proud, unbowed spirit.
for those of a proud spirit.
إنماonly الإفراطُexcess فيهَاin it
إنما الإفراطُ فيهَا
وهيand it أسبابُcauses of المَنِيَّهdeath
وهي أسبابُ المَنِيَّه
For excess in it alone
Excess lies only in it,
breeds the causes of death.
and it brings about death.
إنماindeed العجلةُhaste فيin بعضِsome
إنما العجلةُ في بعضِ
الفضيّاتِsilver things (perhaps intended: matters) رَضِيَّهcommendable
الفضيّاتِ رَضِيَّه
Yet haste in certain
Haste, indeed, in some
matters of silver is pleasing;
matters [text uncertain], is commendable.
وأرَىand I see الإمْهَالَdelay فيهاin them
وأرَى الإمْهَالَ فيها
منamong رَدَاءَاتِthe defects of السَّجيَّهcharacter
من رَدَاءَاتِ السَّجيَّه
and I deem delay in them
And I see delay in them
one of the vices of character.
as one of the defects of character.
إنماindeed خيرُthe best of السجيّهcharacter
إنما خيرُ السجيّه
عجلةٌhaste عندwhen العَطيَّهgiving
عجلةٌ عند العَطيَّه
The best of character is simply
Indeed, the best trait is
your haste when giving;
haste when giving.
كلُّeveryone مَنْwho يبغىseeks سِواهَاsomething other than it
كلُّ مَنْ يبغى سِواهَا
ناقصٌdeficient عندin the eyes of البريَّهْhumankind
ناقصٌ عند البريَّهْ
whoever seeks other than that
Everyone who seeks something else
is wanting in the eyes of humankind.
is deficient in the eyes of humankind.
يمدحُhe praises العجلةَhaste ياO ذَاyou
يمدحُ العجلةَ يا ذَا
وهيwhile it أسبابُcauses of المَنيِّهdeath
وهي أسبابُ المَنيِّه
He praises haste, O man,
He praises haste, O you,
though it is among the causes of death.
while it brings about death.
فامدحْso praise الإمهالَdelay مدحاًwith praise
فامدحْ الإمهالَ مدحاً
فهوfor it منamong خيرِthe best of السجيَّهْcharacter
فهو من خيرِ السجيَّهْ
Then praise deliberation richly,
So give delay your praise,
for it is among the finest traits.
for it is among the finest traits.
لاdo not تعبْfind fault with تعجيلَthe haste of قومٍpeople
لا تعبْ تعجيلَ قومٍ
عندin the presence of أصحابِpeople possessing المزيَّهmerit
عند أصحابِ المزيَّه
Do not fault a people's promptness:
Do not fault people's haste
among people of distinction,
in the presence of people of merit.
لاَno ولاَnor الإمهالdelay لومٌblame
لاَ ولاَ الإمهال لومٌ
فيin سجيّاتِthe traits of البَريَّهhumankind
في سجيّاتِ البَريَّه
neither it nor deliberation merits blame
No, nor is delay blameworthy
in the varied characters of humankind.
among the traits of humankind.
فضعِso put العجلةَhaste فيin مَوْbeginning of 'its place'
فضعِ العجلةَ في مَوْ
ضِعهاremainder of 'its place' فيin الجليَّهwhat is clear
ضِعها في الجليَّه
So set haste in its proper—
So put haste in its
place, in matters plain to see;
place, in what is clear.
وضعِand put الإمهالَdelay فيin مَوbeginning of 'its place'
وضعِ الإمهالَ في مَو
ضِعهremainder of 'its place' ياO ذَاpossessor of المزيَّهmerit
ضِعه يا ذَا المزيَّه
and set deliberation in its proper—
And put delay in its
place, O man of distinction.
place, O possessor of merit.
Sol 6.1