دَعِabandon الحِرصَgreed فَالحُرُّfor the free man مَنone who لاdoes not يَبيspends the night (word continues)
دَعِ الحِرصَ فَالحُرُّ مَن لا يَبي
تُcompletion of 'spends the night' فيin رِبقَةِthe halter الأَمَلِhope الكاذِبِfalse
تُ في رِبقَةِ الأَمَلِ الكاذِبِ
Renounce covetous striving: the free person is one who does not spend
Abandon greed, for the free man is one who does not spend the night
the night in the tether of false hope.
in the halter of false hope.
فَإِنَّfor indeed اِجتِماعَthe union الغِنىwealth وَالنُهىand wisdom
فَإِنَّ اِجتِماعَ الغِنى وَالنُهى
مَرامٌa goal يَشُقُّis difficult عَلىfor الطالِبِthe seeker
مَرامٌ يَشُقُّ عَلى الطالِبِ
For wealth and wisdom to come together
For the union of wealth and wisdom
is a goal that is hard upon the seeker.
is a goal difficult for the seeker to attain,
لِأَنَّbecause الكِفايَةَability فيin جانِبٍone side
لِأَنَّ الكِفايَةَ في جانِبٍ
مِنَof الناسِpeople وَالحَظand good fortune فيin جانِبِanother side
مِنَ الناسِ وَالحَظ في جانِبِ
For competence lies on one side
because ability lies with one group
among people, while fortune lies on another.
of people, and good fortune with another.
Sol 6.1