سرورٌ يقيمُ ولا يرحل
ونعماءُ آخرُها أَوَّلُ
A joy that abides and never departs,
and blessings whose end is ever a beginning;
ويُمنٌ يدومُ ولا ينقضي
وسعدٌ يلوحُ ولا يأفلُ
good fortune that endures and never expires,
and felicity that shines and never sets.
فضلتَ وأفضَلتَ سَومَ السحابِ
وخيرُ الورى الفاضِلُ المُفضِلُ
You excelled and gave freely with the clouds’ profusion;
the best of humankind is the excellent benefactor.
وجُودُ الكريمِ له جُنَّةٌ
وعَقلُ اللبيبِ له مَعقِلُ
The noble person’s generosity is a shield for him,
and the wise person’s reason is his stronghold.
وليس لذي المالِ من مالِهِ
سوى ما يُنيلُ وما يأكلُ
Of all his wealth, the wealthy person possesses nothing
except what he gives away and what he consumes.
وما المالُ مالٌ لمَن يقتني
ولكنَّهُ مالُ من يبذلُ
Wealth is no true wealth for one who merely amasses it;
it belongs instead to the one who spends it.
وبالجِدِّ يُدفَعُ ما يتقى
وبالجد يُدرَكُ ما يؤمَلُ
Through earnest striving, what is feared is warded off,
and through earnest striving, what is hoped for is attained.
ولم يزلِ الفَقرُ مستصحِباً
لِمَن يتوانى ومن يكسَلُ
Poverty has never ceased to accompany
the one who dallies and the one who grows idle.
إذا الناسُ كانوا بني واحدٍ
فأجملُهُم أثراً أفضَلُ
Though people may all be children of one father,
the best among them is the one whose legacy is fairest.
Sol 5.6