الوَغدُthe base man يَجعَلُregards ماwhat أُنيلَhe was given غَنيمَةًas booty
الوَغدُ يَجعَلُ ما أُنيلَ غَنيمَةً
وَيُغَيِّرُand raids فيin pursuit of الأَطماعِgreedy hopes كُلَّevery مَغارِforay
وَيُغَيِّرُ في الأَطماعِ كُلَّ مَغارِ
The base man counts whatever he is given as booty,
and makes every foray in pursuit of greedy hopes.
وَالحُرُّand the noble man يُجزيrepays بِالصَنيعَةِwith a favor مُسدِياًa benefactor
وَالحُرُّ يُجزي بِالصَنيعَةِ مُسدِياً
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though فِعلَهُماthe two men's deeds نِكاحُa marriage شِغارِbride-exchange without dowries
فَكَأَنَّ فِعلَهُما نِكاحُ شِغارِ
The noble man repays a benefactor with a favor,
so their deeds resemble a dowryless exchange-marriage.
وَلِكُلِّand for all ماthat which أَصبَحتَyou have come to تُدرِكُperceive حِسَّهُits sensory impression
وَلِكُلِّ ما أَصبَحتَ تُدرِكُ حِسَّهُ
ضِدٌّan opposite وَكِبرَةُand the great among مَنthose whom تَرىyou see كَصِغارِlike the small
ضِدٌّ وَكِبرَةُ مَن تَرى كَصِغارِ
And everything you now perceive with your senses
has an opposite; the great you see are like the small.
شِيَعٌfactions أَجَلَّتvenerated يَومَthe day of خُمٍّKhumm وَاِنثَنَتand turned in response
شِيَعٌ أَجَلَّت يَومَ خُمٍّ وَاِنثَنَت
أُخرىothers تُعارِضُهاcountering them بِيَومِwith the day of الغّارِthe Cave
أُخرى تُعارِضُها بِيَومِ الغّارِ
Some factions venerated the day of Khumm; in turn,
others countered them with the day of the Cave.
فَاِصغُرso become small لِتَعظُمَto grow great كَمmany a تَجَمَّعَdrew himself together واثِبٌleaper
فَاِصغُر لِتَعظُمَ كَم تَجَمَّعَ واثِبٌ
ثُمَّthen اِستُعِزَّwas held in honor فَعَزَّand so grew mighty بَعدَafter صَغارِabasement
ثُمَّ اِستُعِزَّ فَعَزَّ بَعدَ صَغارِ
So make yourself small to grow great: many a leaper crouched,
then was held in honor and grew mighty after abasement.
Translation model: Sol 6.1