وماand no ظاهرٌone who appears يوماًever بأَمنٍin safety وراحةٍand ease
وما ظاهرٌ يوماً بأَمنٍ وراحةٍ
سِوىexcept منone who أحبَّloved الإِختلاءَseclusion مدىthroughout العُمرِlife
سِوى من أحبَّ الإِختلاءَ مدى العُمرِ
And none ever appears safe and at ease,
save one who has loved seclusion throughout life.
ولاand no ناطقٌspeaker فيamong الناسِpeople منfrom دونِwithout خَشيةٍfear
ولا ناطقٌ في الناسِ من دونِ خَشيةٍ
سِوىexcept منone who يَوَدُّloves الصمتَsilence بالسرِin private والجَهرِand in public
سِوى من يَوَدُّ الصمتَ بالسرِ والجَهرِ
Nor does anyone speak among people without fear,
save one who loves silence in private and in public.
ولاand no حازمٌprudent man نالَattained الرئاسةَleadership آمِناًsafely
ولا حازمٌ نالَ الرئاسةَ آمِناً
سِوىexcept خاضعٍone who submits منfrom دُونِwithout عَسفٍoppression ولاand no قهرِcoercion
سِوى خاضعٍ من دُونِ عَسفٍ ولا قهرِ
Nor has a prudent man safely attained leadership,
save one who submits without oppression or coercion.
ولاand no آمرٌone who commands بالأَمنِin safety إلاexcept محنَّكٌseasoned man
ولا آمرٌ بالأَمنِ إلا محنَّكٌ
تَعَلَّمَlearned أَنto يَنقادَsubmit للنَهيِto prohibition والأَمرِand command
تَعَلَّمَ أَن يَنقادَ للنَهيِ والأَمرِ
Nor does anyone command in safety, save a seasoned man
who has learned to obey prohibitions and commands.
ولاand no ناصحadviser يؤثرhas an effect نصحهhis advice
ولا ناصح يؤثر نصحه
سوىexcept عاملٍone who acts فيin علمهِhis knowledge كاملperfect in البرrighteousness
سوى عاملٍ في علمهِ كامل البر
Nor does any adviser's counsel take effect,
save one who acts upon his knowledge, perfect in righteousness.
Sol 6.1