اِلْزَمِKeep to الاِنْقباضَreserve إنَّfor indeed انْبِسَاطَopenness of الْthe
اِلْزَمِ الاِنْقباضَ إنَّ انْبِسَاطَ الْ
مَرْءِperson مُفْضٍleading بِهِwith him إلىto الإهْوانِhumiliation
مَرْءِ مُفْضٍ بِهِ إلى الإهْوانِ
Keep to reserve, for the openness of the
person leads him to humiliation.
طَالَoften ماثُلَّthat it was toppled عَرْشُthe throne of عِزِّيmy honor بإذْلاby humilia-
طَالَ ماثُلَّ عَرْشُ عِزِّي بإذْلا
لٍ-tion أَتَىcame مِنْfrom مُغَفَّلِa fool among الإخْوانِthe friends
لٍ أَتَى مِنْ مُغَفَّلِ الإخْوانِ
Often has the throne of my honor been toppled by humilia-
tion that came from a fool among friends.
ماnot بِهَذاin this الزَّمانِthe age عِنْدِيfor me فُلانٌso-and-so
ما بِهَذا الزَّمانِ عِنْدِي فُلانٌ
كُلُّهُمْall of them إنْif فَطِنْتَyou discern غَيْرُother than الْفُلانِthe so-and-so
كُلُّهُمْ إنْ فَطِنْتَ غَيْرُ الْفُلانِ
In this age, there is no 'so-and-so' for me;
All of them, if you discern, are other than that 'so-and-so'.
Sol 6.1