أَلبِسDeal with عَدوَّكَyour enemy فيin رِفقٍgentleness وَفيand in دعَةٍease
أَلبِس عَدوَّكَ في رِفقٍ وَفي دعَةٍ
طوبيblessedness لِذيfor one possessing إِربَةٍresourcefulness لِلدَهرِwith the times لَبّاسِadept at dealing
طوبي لِذي إِربَةٍ لِلدَهرِ لَبّاسِ
Clothe your enemy in gentleness and ease;
Deal with your enemy gently and calmly.
blessed is the discerning man who knows how to dress for every turn of fortune.
Blessed is the resourceful man, adept at dealing with the times.
وَلاand do not تَغُرَّنكَdeceive you أَحقادٌgrudges مُزَمَّلَةٌcloaked
وَلا تَغُرَّنكَ أَحقادٌ مُزَمَّلَةٌ
قَدmay يُركَبbe ridden الدَّبِرُthe saddle-galled mount الداميbleeding بِأَحلاسِwith saddlecloths
قَد يُركَب الدَّبِرُ الدامي بِأَحلاسِ
Do not let concealed grudges deceive you:
And do not let cloaked grudges deceive you.
a bleeding, saddle-galled beast may still be ridden beneath saddlecloths.
A bleeding, saddle-galled mount may be ridden with saddlecloths.
وَاستَغنِand be independent عَنof كُلِّevery ذيone possessing قُربىkinship وَذيand one possessing رَحِمٍblood ties
وَاستَغنِ عَن كُلِّ ذي قُربى وَذي رَحِمٍ
إِنَّindeed الفَتىthe true man الَّذيwho استَغنىhas become independent عَنِof الناسِother people
إِنَّ الفَتى الَّذي استَغنى عَنِ الناسِ
And be independent of every close kinsman and blood relation;
And be independent of every kinsman and blood relative.
for the true man is he who has no need of others.
Indeed, the true man is he who has no need of others.
