لوif يكشفreveal الناسthe people طراall عنconcerning بواطنهمtheir inner selves
لو يكشف الناس طرا عن بواطنهم
لمnot تلقyou would find فيamong الناسthe people إلاexcept ماكراscheming أفكاlying
لم تلق في الناس إلا ماكرا أفكا
If all people revealed their inner selves,
If people were to uncover their inner selves entirely,
You would find among people only scheming liars.
You would find none among them but the cunning and the false.
قدmay يضحكونthey laugh ونارwhile the fire الحزنof sorrow تلذعهمscorches them
قد يضحكون ونار الحزن تلذعهم
فيتركونكso they leave you فيin التعليلexplaining why مرتبكاbewildered
فيتركونك في التعليل مرتبكا
They may laugh while sorrow’s fire scorches them,
They may laugh while the fire of sorrow sears them,
Leaving you bewildered as you try to explain why.
Leaving you bewildered in your attempt to explain it.
فلاso do not تجاملflatter بضحكbecause of laughter منهمfrom them أبداever
فلا تجامل بضحك منهم أبدا
لاneither سوقةa commoner ضاحكاlaughing منهمamong them ولاnor ملكاa king
لا سوقة ضاحكا منهم ولا ملكا
So never flatter anyone because of their laughter—
So never offer flattery for any laughter of theirs,
Neither a laughing commoner among them nor a king.
Neither to a laughing commoner nor to a king.
إنيindeed, I أرىsee الوجهthe face طلقاcheerful كالغضاlike ghada wood ضرماablaze
إني أرى الوجه طلقا كالغضا ضرما
والثغرand the mouth مبتسماsmiling كالسترlike a veil منهتكاtorn
والثغر مبتسما كالستر منهتكا
Indeed, I see the cheerful face blazing like ghada wood,
I see the radiant face like blazing embers,
And the smiling mouth like a torn veil.
And the smiling mouth like a veil torn asunder.
لوif كنتI were ذاpossessing سلطةauthority فيamong الناسthe people قاهرةoverpowering
لو كنت ذا سلطة في الناس قاهرة
عاقبتI would punish بالجلدwith flogging والتغريبand banishment منwhoever ضحكاlaughed
عاقبت بالجلد والتغريب من ضحكا
If I wielded overwhelming power over people,
If I possessed absolute authority over mankind,
I would punish whoever laughed with flogging and banishment.
I would punish with flogging and exile whosoever laughed.
Sol 6.1