صرّفdevote زمانكyour time فيto مهمّكyour important affairs
صرّف زمانك في مهمّك
واصدعand speak openly برأيكwith your opinion فيin ملمّكyour predicament
واصدع برأيك في ملمّك
Devote your time to what matters to you.
Focus your time on what's important,
And speak your mind openly in your troubles.
And freely speak your opinion when appropriate.
لاdo not تمتعضbe vexed بمسبّةby an insult الthe
لا تمتعض بمسبّة ال
مزريone who disparages عليكagainst you طلابseeking غمّكyour distress
مزري عليك طلاب غمّك
Do not be vexed by the insults of
Don't be bothered by the insults of,
one who disparages you, seeking your distress.
Those who bring you sorrow and grief.
ماnothing ذمhas reproached نفسكyourself مثلlike فعbeginning of 'your deed'
ما ذم نفسك مثل فع
لكcompletion of 'your deed' فامتنعso refrain منfrom كسبearning ذمّكcensure of you
لك فامتنع من كسب ذمّك
Nothing condemns you like your own
Nothing criticizes yourself like a,
deeds; so refrain from earning reproach.
Bad deed - so avoid what would bring you blame.
كلall السبابinsults يزولfade away عنfrom
كل السباب يزول عن
كyou وعنand from أبيكyour father معاtogether وعمّكand your paternal uncle
ك وعن أبيك معا وعمّك
All insults fade away from
All curses pass from you,
you, and from your father and your uncle alike.
And your father and uncle too.
هوit فيin الحقيقةtruth خارجoutside
هو في الحقيقة خارج
عنof طعمtaste ذوقكyour tasting أوor مشمكyour sense of smell
عن طعم ذوقك أو مشمك
It is, in truth, beyond
It's truly beyond the taste,
what you can taste or smell.
Of your manners or values.
كالريحlike the wind يحلبهاmilks it الهبوthe blowing (first fragment)
كالريح يحلبها الهبو
بcompletion of 'blowing' فخلهاso leave it لمزيدfor an increase in همّكyour worry
ب فخلها لمزيد همّك
Like the wind, milked by its
Like the wind milked by breezes - let it,
blowing—so leave it to add to your worry.
Add to your burdens no more.
فأشدّfor more severe منthan كلall السباthe insults (first fragment)
فأشدّ من كل السبا
بخروجend of 'insults' + emergence راسكyour head منfrom حرvulva أمّكyour mother
بخروج راسك من حر أمّك
For worse than every insult
For stronger than any insults,
is your head emerging from your mother's vulva.
Is to emerge from your mother's womb.