إِذاwhen هَمَّhe resolves هَمّاًa purpose لَمdid not يَرsee اللَيلَthe night غُمَّةًa hindrance
إِذا هَمَّ هَمّاً لَم يَر اللَيلَ غُمَّةً
عَلَيهِto him وَلَمand did not تَصعُبprove difficult عَلَيهِfor him المَراكِبُthe mounts
عَلَيهِ وَلَم تَصعُب عَلَيهِ المَراكِبُ
When he sets his mind on a purpose, he finds the night no hindrance
To him, nor are any mounts too difficult for him.
قَرىhe offered hospitality to الهَمّcare إِذwhen ضافَit came as a guest الزَماعَfirm resolve فَأَصبَحَتand so they became
قَرى الهَمّ إِذ ضافَ الزَماعَ فَأَصبَحَت
مَنازِلُهُhis dwellings تَعتَسُّprowl by night فيهاin them الثَعالِبُthe foxes
مَنازِلُهُ تَعتَسُّ فيها الثَعالِبُ
When care comes as a guest, he serves it resolve; and so
His dwellings become places where foxes prowl by night.
جَليدٌhardy كَريمٌnoble خيمُهُhis disposition وَطِباعُهُand his natural traits
جَليدٌ كَريمٌ خيمُهُ وَطِباعُهُ
عَلىon خَيرِthe best of ماwhat تُبنىare built عَلَيهِupon it الضَرائِبُinnate dispositions
عَلى خَيرِ ما تُبنى عَلَيهِ الضَرائِبُ
Hardy and noble in disposition, his natural traits
Rest on the finest foundations on which character is built.
إِذاwhen جاعَhe grows hungry لَمdid not يَفرَحrejoice بِأَكلَةِover a meal ساعَةٍa moment
إِذا جاعَ لَم يَفرَح بِأَكلَةِ ساعَةٍ
وَلَمand did not يَبتَإِسgrieve مِنat فَقدِهاits loss وَهوَwhile he is ساغِبُfamished
وَلَم يَبتَإِس مِن فَقدِها وَهوَ ساغِبُ
When hungry, he does not rejoice over a moment's meal,
Nor does he grieve at its loss, though he is famished.
يَرىhe sees أَنَّthat بَعدَafter العُسرِhardship يُسراًease وَلاand does not يَرىbelieve
يَرى أَنَّ بَعدَ العُسرِ يُسراً وَلا يَرى
إِذاwhen كانَthere is يُسرٌease أَنَّهُthat it الدَهَرَforever لازِبُenduring
إِذا كانَ يُسرٌ أَنَّهُ الدَهَرَ لازِبُ
He sees that after hardship comes ease, yet does not believe
When ease comes, that it will endure forever.
Translation model: Sol 6.1