إِنindeed اللَبيبَthe wise man الَّذيwho يَرضىis content بِعيشَتِهwith his life
إِن اللَبيبَ الَّذي يَرضى بِعيشَتِه
لاnot منone who يَظلremains عَلىover ماwhat فاتَhas passed مُكتَئِباdejected
لا من يَظل عَلى ما فاتَ مُكتَئِبا
The wise man is indeed he who is content with his life,
not one who remains dejected over what has passed.
لاdo not تَحقِرَنَّever despise منamong الأَقوامِthe people مُحتَقِراًshowing contempt
لا تَحقِرَنَّ من الأَقوامِ مُحتَقِراً
كلevery اِمرىءِperson سَوفwill يُجزىbe recompensed بِالَّذيfor what اِكتَسَباhe has earned
كل اِمرىءِ سَوف يُجزى بِالَّذي اِكتَسَبا
Never treat anyone among the people with contempt;
every person will be recompensed for what he has earned.
لاdo not تَفشdivulge سِرّاًa secret إِلىto غَيرِother than اللَبيبِthe wise man وَلاnor
لا تَفش سِرّاً إِلى غَيرِ اللَبيبِ وَلا
الخَرقthe fool المشيعthe divulger لهُof it يَوماًone day اِذاwhen غَضِباhe becomes angry
الخَرق المشيع لهُ يَوماً اِذا غَضِبا
Do not divulge a secret to anyone but the wise, nor
to the fool who spreads it abroad one day when angered.
قَدmay يحقرmake light of المَرءُa man ماwhat يَهوىhe desires فَيَركَبهand so indulges in it
قَد يحقر المَرءُ ما يَهوى فَيَركَبه
حَتّىuntil يَكونit becomes إِلىto تَوريطهentangling him سَبَباa cause
حَتّى يَكون إِلى تَوريطه سَبَبا
A man may make light of what he desires and indulge in it,
until it becomes the cause of his trouble.
شرthe worst الاِخلاءِof friends منone who كانَتwas مَوَدَّتهhis affection
شر الاِخلاءِ من كانَت مَوَدَّته
مَعwith الزَمانِthe times اِذاwhen ماemphatic particle خافَhe fears اِوor رِغِباhe desires
مَع الزَمانِ اِذا ما خافَ اِو رِغِبا
The worst of friends is he whose affection
shifts with the times, whenever he feels fear or desire.
اِذاif وَتَرتyou have wronged اِمرءاًa man فَاِحذَرthen beware عَداوَتهhis enmity
اِذا وَتَرت اِمرءاً فَاِحذَر عَداوَته
منwhoever يَزرَعsows الشَوكَthorns لاdoes not يَحصُدreap بِهِwith it عِنباgrapes
من يَزرَع الشَوكَ لا يَحصُد بِهِ عِنبا
If you wrong a man, beware his enmity;
whoever sows thorns does not reap grapes from them.
إِنindeed العَدوthe enemy وَإِنand even if اَبدىhe shows مُسالَمَةpeaceful intent
إِن العَدو وَإِن اَبدى مُسالَمَة
اِذاif رَأىhe sees مِنكَin you يَوماًone day فُرصَةan opening وَثَباhe will pounce
اِذا رَأى مِنكَ يَوماً فُرصَة وَثَبا
Indeed, an enemy, even if he displays peaceful intent,
will pounce if one day he sees an opening in you.
Sol 6.1