إِذاif المَرءُa man لَمnot يَطلُبseek مَعاشاًa livelihood لِنَفسِهِfor himself
إِذا المَرءُ لَم يَطلُب مَعاشاً لِنَفسِهِ
شَكاhe complained of الفَقرَpoverty أَوor لامَhe blamed الصَديقَthe friend فَأَكثَراand did so excessively
شَكا الفَقرَ أَو لامَ الصَديقَ فَأَكثَرا
If a man does not seek a livelihood for himself,
If a man does not strive to make a living for himself,
he complains of poverty or blames his friend, and does so at length.
He grieves over poverty or blames a friend, thus being unfair,
وَصارَand he became عَلىupon الأَدنَينَthose closest to him كَلّاًa burden وَأَوشَكَتand were about to
وَصارَ عَلى الأَدنَينَ كَلّاً وَأَوشَكَت
صِلاتُacts of kindness ذَويthose possessing القُربىkinship لَهُtoward him أَنto تَنَكَّراturn cold
صِلاتُ ذَوي القُربى لَهُ أَن تَنَكَّرا
And he becomes a burden on those closest to him, and soon
And he looks down on his lowly friends and severs
his kinsfolk's kindness toward him turns cold.
The ties of kinship that bind him, until they disappear.
وَماand no طالِبُseeker of الحاجاتِneeds مِنfrom كُلِّevery وِجهَةٍdirection
وَما طالِبُ الحاجاتِ مِن كُلِّ وِجهَةٍ
مِنَamong الناسِpeople إِلّاexcept مَنone who أَجَدَّstrove earnestly وَشَمَّراand girded himself
مِنَ الناسِ إِلّا مَن أَجَدَّ وَشَمَّرا
And none seeks what he needs from every quarter
The man who seeks help from all sides
among people except one who strives hard and girds himself.
Is not a man, unless he toils and perseveres.
فَسِرso travel فيin بِلادِthe lands of اللَهِGod وَاِلتَمِسِand seek الغِنىwealth
فَسِر في بِلادِ اللَهِ وَاِلتَمِسِ الغِنى
تَعِشyou will live ذاpossessing يَسارٍaffluence أَوor تَموتَyou die فَتُعذَراand you will be excused
تَعِش ذا يَسارٍ أَو تَموتَ فَتُعذَرا
So travel through God's lands and seek wealth:
So travel through God's lands and seek your fortune there;
you will live in affluence, or die and be excused.
You will live prosperous or die with an excuse.
Sol 6.1