تسامىrose high إلىto أنuntil طاولrivaled النجمthe star رفعةin stature
تسامى إلى أن طاول النجم رفعة
وand قدindeed تركleft الحسادthe envious للغيظto rage وand النارِthe fire
و قد ترك الحساد للغيظ و النارِ
He rose so high that he rivaled the stars in stature.
And left the envious to their rage and fire.
وand ماnot ذاكthat إلاexcept أنهbecause he ملَكpossessed التقىpiety
و ما ذاك إلا أنه ملَك التقى
وand جنّبkept away رجليهhis feet الطريقthe road إلىto العارdisgrace
و جنّب رجليه الطريق إلى العار
That was only because he possessed piety.
And kept his feet from the road to disgrace.
وand أمسكrefrained عنfrom قيلgossip وand قالٍidle talk وand لمhas not يزلceased
و أمسك عن قيل و قالٍ و لم يزل
صديقاa friend بقلبwith a heart لاthat does not يبوحdivulge بأسرارsecrets
صديقا بقلب لا يبوح بأسرار
He refrained from gossip and idle talk, and has always been
A friend whose heart divulges no secrets.
نظيفclean يدof hand فيin فيهhis mouth تسكنdwells عفةmodesty
نظيف يد في فيه تسكن عفة
وand ماhas not فتئتceased تسموto rise بهthrough him سمعةthe reputation الدارof the household
و ما فتئت تسمو به سمعة الدار
His hands are clean; modesty dwells in his mouth.
And the household’s reputation has continued to rise through him.
يقولhe speaks فلاso no أذنear تراهاyou see it تمجهrejects him
يقول فلا أذن تراها تمجه
وand يسمعhe listens منكto you القولthe words وهْوَwhile he بهof them داريis aware
و يسمع منك القول وهْوَ به داري
When he speaks, no ear finds his words distasteful.
And he listens to what you say, though he already knows it.
صديقa friend كبارof elders وand الصغارthe young يحبهمhe loves them
صديق كبار و الصغار يحبهم
فلمso he was not يُحْظَaccorded بينamong الناسthe people إلاexcept بإكبارesteem
فلم يُحْظَ بين الناس إلا بإكبار
He is a friend to elders and loves the young.
So among people he has received nothing but esteem.
Sol 6