ألاAh منwho مُبلغُone conveying الأكفاءِthe peers عنِّيon my behalf
ألا من مُبلغُ الأكفاءِ عنِّي
فلاfor no ظُلمٌinjustice لديَّwith me ولاand no افتراءُslander
فلا ظُلمٌ لديَّ ولا افتراءُ
Ah, who will carry word from me to my peers?
For I deal in neither injustice nor slander.
فلستُfor I am not بغائِظِone who angers الأكفاءِthe peers ظُلماًunjustly
فلستُ بغائِظِ الأكفاءِ ظُلماً
وعندِيand with me للملاماتِfor reproaches اجتزاءُcontentment
وعندِي للملاماتِ اجتزاءُ
For I do not unjustly anger my peers,
And I am content with reproaches.
فلمso did not أرَI see مثلَthe like of مَنone who يدنوdraws near لخَسفٍto abasement
فلم أرَ مثلَ مَن يدنو لخَسفٍ
لهُfor him فيon الأرضِthe earth سيرٌtravel واستواءُand settling
لهُ في الأرضِ سيرٌ واستواءُ
For I have never seen the like of one who courts abasement,
Though on earth he has room to travel and settle.
وماand not بعضُsome الإقامةِstaying فيin ديارٍlands
وما بعضُ الإقامةِ في ديارٍ
يُهانُis humiliated بهاin them الفتىthe young man إلاexcept عناءُhardship
يُهانُ بها الفتى إلا عناءُ
And some sojourns in lands
Where a young man is humiliated are nothing but hardship.
وبعضُand some القولِspeech ليسَis not لَهُfor it عناجٌa supporting rope
وبعضُ القولِ ليسَ لَهُ عناجٌ
كمخضِlike churning الماءِwater ليسَis not لهfor it إناءٌa vessel
كمخضِ الماءِ ليسَ له إناءٌ
And some speech has no supporting rope,
Like churning water with no vessel.
وبعضُand some خلائقِtraits الأقوامِof peoples داءٌa disease
وبعضُ خلائقِ الأقوامِ داءٌ
كداءِlike the disease الشُّحِّof avarice ليسَis not لَهُfor it دَوَاءُa remedy
كداءِ الشُّحِّ ليسَ لَهُ دَوَاءُ
And some traits of peoples are a disease,
Like the disease of avarice, which has no remedy.
وَبَعضُand some الداءِdisease مُلتمسٌseeking شِفاءًa cure
وَبَعضُ الداءِ مُلتمسٌ شِفاءً
وداءُand the disease النوكِof folly لَيسis not لهfor it شِفاءُa cure
وداءُ النوكِ لَيس له شِفاءُ
And for some disease a cure is sought,
But the disease of folly has no cure.
يحبُّloves المَرءُa person أنto يَلقىencounter نَعيماًbliss
يحبُّ المَرءُ أن يَلقى نَعيماً
ويأبىand refuses اللَهُGod إلاexcept ماwhat يَشاءُHe wills
ويأبى اللَهُ إلا ما يَشاءُ
A man loves to meet with bliss,
Yet God allows nothing but what He wills.
ومَنand whoever يكُis عاقِلاًwise لمhas not يَلقَencountered بُؤساًmisery
ومَن يكُ عاقِلاً لم يَلقَ بُؤساً
يُنخalights يَوماًone day بساحتِهِin his courtyard القَضاءُfate
يُنخ يَوماً بساحتِهِ القَضاءُ
And whoever is wise and has not known misery,
Fate will one day alight in his courtyard.
تُعاوَرُهُassail him in turn بناتُthe daughters الدهرِof time حتَّىuntil
تُعاوَرُهُ بناتُ الدهرِ حتَّى
تُثَلِّمُهُthey chip him كماas ثُلِمَwas chipped الإِناءُthe vessel
تُثَلِّمُهُ كما ثُلِمَ الإِناءُ
The daughters of time assail him in turn until
They chip away at him as a vessel is chipped.
وكُلأُّand all شدائِدٍhardships نَزَلَتbefell بحيٍّupon a clan
وكُلأُّ شدائِدٍ نَزَلَت بحيٍّ
سَيأتيwill come بَعدَafter شدَّتِهاtheir severity رَخاءُease
سَيأتي بَعدَ شدَّتِها رَخاءُ
And whatever hardships befall a clan,
Ease will come after their severity.
فَقُلso say للمتقيto one guarding against عرضَthe onslaught المناياdeaths
فَقُل للمتقي عرضَ المنايا
توقَّtake care فليسَfor it does not ينفعُكَbenefit you اتقاءُcaution
توقَّ فليسَ ينفعُكَ اتقاءُ
So tell the one who guards against the onslaught of death:
Take care—for caution will not help you.
فماfor not يُعطيgives الحريصُthe greedy man غنىًwealth بحرصٍthrough greed
فما يُعطي الحريصُ غنىً بحرصٍ
وقدand may يُنسىbe forgotten لدىamid الجُودِgenerosity الثَراءُwealth
وقد يُنسى لدى الجُودِ الثَراءُ
For the greedy man gives no wealth through greed,
And wealth may be forgotten amid generosity.
وليسَand is not بنافعٍof benefit ذاthe possessor of البُخلِmiserliness مالٌwealth
وليسَ بنافعٍ ذا البُخلِ مالٌ
ولاand not مُزرٍdemeaning بصاحبهِto its giver الحباءُa gift
ولا مُزرٍ بصاحبهِ الحباءُ
And wealth is of no use to the miser,
Nor does a gift bring its giver low.
غنيُّrich النفسin soul ماnot استغنىbecame self-sufficient بشيءٍthrough anything
غنيُّ النفس ما استغنى بشيءٍ
وفقرُand poverty النفسِof soul ماas long as عَمَرتit lives شَقَاءُmisery
وفقرُ النفسِ ما عَمَرت شَقَاءُ
He who is rich in soul owes his wealth to no possession,
And poverty of soul is misery as long as it lives.
يَوَدُّlongs المرءُa person ماthat تفِدُarrive اللياليthe nights
يَوَدُّ المرءُ ما تفِدُ الليالي
كأنas though فناءهُنَّtheir ending لهfor him فَناءُan ending
كأن فناءهُنَّ له فَناءُ
A man longs for the nights to keep coming,
As though their ending were his own end.
Sol 6.1