طَلَبتُمyou asked for يَسيرَa little المالِmoney قَرضاًas a loan فَلَمso not يَكُنbe
طَلَبتُم يَسيرَ المالِ قَرضاً فَلَم يَكُن
إِلىto الرَدِّturning away عَمّاfrom what رُمتُموهُyou sought it سَبيلُa way
إِلى الرَدِّ عَمّا رُمتُموهُ سَبيلُ
You asked for a little money as a loan, and there was no
You asked for a small loan that I could not
way to turn you away from what you sought.
Repay though you demanded it
وَتَعلَمُand you know أَنَّthat المالَmoney فيamong الناسِpeople أَخذُهُtaking it
وَتَعلَمُ أَنَّ المالَ في الناسِ أَخذُهُ
خَفيفٌlight وَلَكِنَّand yet الأَداءِrepayment ثَقيلُheavy
خَفيفٌ وَلَكِنَّ الأَداءِ ثَقيلُ
And you know that, among people, taking money is
And you know taking money from people
light, and yet repayment is heavy.
Is easy but repaying it is hard
فَلاso do not تَجعَلَنَّever make العِرضَhonor لِلمالِfor money جُنَّةًa shield
فَلا تَجعَلَنَّ العِرضَ لِلمالِ جُنَّةً
وَكُنand be كَالفَتىlike the youth الكِنديَّthe Kindite حينَwhen يَقولُhe says
وَكُن كَالفَتى الكِنديَّ حينَ يَقولُ
So never make your honor a shield for money;
So do not make your dignity a guarantee
and be like the Kindite youth when he says:
For money, and be like the noble Arab when he says:
يَهونُis a small matter عَلَيناto us أَنthat تُصابَbe harmed نُفُوسُناour lives
يَهونُ عَلَينا أَن تُصابَ نُفُوسُنا
وَتَسلَمَand remain safe أَعراضٌhonor لَناof ours وَعُقولُand minds
وَتَسلَمَ أَعراضٌ لَنا وَعُقولُ
It matters little to us that our lives suffer harm,
We think little of our souls being afflicted
while our honor and minds remain safe.
If our honor and minds remain safe
Sol 6.1