ياO منyou who برومseeks منfrom الدنياthe world نوالattainment منىًwishes
يا من بروم من الدنيا نوال منىً
خذtake النصيحةthe counsel منfrom مهديthe giver of جواهرهاits jewels
خذ النصيحة من مهدي جواهرها
O you whose quest in this world is the fulfillment of desires,
O you who seek from this world the fulfillment of wishes,
take counsel from one who offers up its jewels.
Take counsel from the one who offers its jewels.
لاdo not تأتِperform فعلاًan act إذاif لمnot تدرknow آخرهits end
لا تأتِ فعلاً إذا لم تدر آخره
حسنgoodness الفعالdeeds كمينٌhidden فيin أواخرهاtheir endings
حسن الفعال كمينٌ في أواخرها
Do not undertake a deed if you do not know its outcome;
Do not perform an act if you do not know its end.
the goodness of deeds lies hidden in their endings.
The goodness of deeds lies hidden in their endings.
ولاand do not تكنbe عجلاًhasty فيin الأمرthe matter ذاpossessed of ولهٍbewilderment
ولا تكن عجلاً في الأمر ذا ولهٍ
وخذand take لنفسكfor yourself صبراًpatience عنagainst ظواهرهاtheir outward appearances
وخذ لنفسك صبراً عن ظواهرها
Nor be rash in a matter, beside yourself with passion;
And do not be hasty in a matter, overcome with bewilderment.
arm yourself with patience against its outward appearances.
And equip yourself with patience against their outward appearances.
وسلand ask وشاورand consult أخاa man of عقلreason وتجربةٍand experience
وسل وشاور أخا عقل وتجربةٍ
منfrom الحوادثthe events ماضيهاtheir past وحاضرهاand their present
من الحوادث ماضيها وحاضرها
Ask, and consult a man of reason and experience
And ask and consult a man of reason and experience
about events—their past and their present.
Of events, both past and present.
إذاif سلكتyou journey معwith الأيامthe days معتمداًrelying on
إذا سلكت مع الأيام معتمداً
هذيthese النصائحcounsels تنجوyou will escape منfrom مخاطرهاtheir dangers
هذي النصائح تنجو من مخاطرها
If you make your way through the days relying
If you journey through the days, relying on
on these counsels, you will escape their perils.
These counsels, you will escape their dangers.
