إذاif صحّis assured ليfor me قوتيmy sustenance منfrom الناسthe people لمnot أبلI care
إذا صحّ لي قوتي من الناس لم أبل
بماabout what فاتنيpassed me by منof طيباتdelicacies المآكلfoods
بما فاتني من طيبات المآكل
If my sustenance from people is assured, I care not
If I can get my sustenance from people, I do not care
about the delicious foods that pass me by.
For what delicacies I have missed in meals.
فإنso if سهلتthey come easily فالحمدthen praise للهto God وحدهHim alone
فإن سهلت فالحمد لله وحده
وإنand if لجلجتthey prove difficult فالزادthen provisions أفضلُthe best حاصلgain
وإن لجلجت فالزاد أفضلُ حاصل
So if they come easily, praise be to God alone;
If life is easy, then praise be to God alone,
and if they prove difficult, provisions are the best gain.
And if life is hard, then provisions are the best gain.
وأفضلُand the finest معروفِkindness الفتىthe young man ماthat which تحلّلتcame undone
وأفضلُ معروفِ الفتى ما تحلّلت
عراهits bonds بديّاunprompted منfrom ذكورone mindful لغافلto one unaware
عراه بديّا من ذكور لغافل
And a young man's finest kindness is that whose bonds are loosened,
And the finest quality a young man can have
unprompted, from one mindful to one unaware.
Is when he strips himself of flaws unnoticed.