عامِلُthe governor دِمياطَDamietta فَتىًa young man قَلَّماseldom
عامِلُ دِمياطَ فَتىً قَلَّما
يَحصُلُhe obtains مِنfrom وَفدٍa delegation عَلىupon شاكِرِsomeone grateful
يَحصُلُ مِن وَفدٍ عَلى شاكِرِ
The governor of Damietta is a young man who seldom
The worker of Damietta is seldom a youth
finds anyone grateful among a delegation.
Who receives gratitude from a delegation.
فِعالُهُhis deeds تُسخِطُcause displeasure بَعدَafter الرِضاcontentment
فِعالُهُ تُسخِطُ بَعدَ الرِضا
وَيُفسِدُand he spoils الأَوَّلَthe first بِالآخِرِwith the last
وَيُفسِدُ الأَوَّلَ بِالآخِرِ
His deeds provoke displeasure after contentment,
His actions cause displeasure after acceptance
and he spoils the first with the last.
And the first spoils the last.
وَإِنand if وَفىًhe keeps faith عادَhe returns إِلىto غَدرِهِhis treachery
وَإِن وَفىً عادَ إِلى غَدرِهِ
لِضَعفِthrough weakness of رَأيٍjudgment وَعَمىand blindness of خاطِرِmind
لِضَعفِ رَأيٍ وَعَمى خاطِرِ
And if he keeps faith, he returns to his treachery,
If he was loyal, he returns to his betrayal
through weak judgment and blindness of mind.
Due to the weakness of his opinion and blindness of perception.
لاno خَيرَgood فيin المَرءِa man إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنhe is
لا خَيرَ في المَرءِ إِذا لَم يَكُن
باطِنُهُhis inner self خَيراًbetter مِنَthan الظاهِرِthe outward appearance
باطِنُهُ خَيراً مِنَ الظاهِرِ
There is no good in a man unless
There is no good in a man when
his inner self is better than his outward appearance.
His essence is not better than his appearance.
Sol 6.1