لَيسthere is no عَلىover الخَيرgood نَدَمregret
لَيس عَلى الخَير نَدَم
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith الذكرremembrance عَدَمnonexistence
لَيسَ مَع الذكر عَدَم
There is no regret over doing good.
No regret comes with doing good
There is no extinction with remembrance.
No loss accompanies remembrance
لَيسَthere is no مِنfor النَفسone's life خَلَفreplacement
لَيسَ مِن النَفس خَلَف
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith الكبرarrogance شَرَفhonor
لَيسَ مَع الكبر شَرَف
There is no replacement for one's life.
No treachery comes from the self
There is no honor with arrogance.
No honor comes with arrogance
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith الغَدرtreachery كَرَمnobility
لَيسَ مَع الغَدر كَرَم
لَيسَthere is no معَwith الغَيfolly هَرمold age
لَيسَ معَ الغَي هَرم
There is no nobility with treachery.
No generosity comes with betrayal
Folly knows no old age.
No ruin comes with vanity
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith الحَمدpraise عوضrecompense
لَيسَ مَع الحَمد عوض
لَيسَthere is no سِوىother than اللَّهGod غَرَضaim
لَيسَ سِوى اللَّه غَرَض
There is no recompense alongside praise.
No recompense comes with praise
There is no aim but God.
No purpose but God is sought
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith العجبconceit مَقهaffection
لَيسَ مَع العجب مَقه
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith الكذبlying ثِقَهtrust
لَيسَ مَع الكذب ثِقَه
There is no affection with conceit.
No wisdom comes with conceit
There is no trust with lying.
No trust comes with lies
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith الحرصgreed وَرَعpiety
لَيسَ مَع الحرص وَرَع
لَيسَthere is no مَعَwith العزdignity طَمَعcovetousness
لَيسَ مَعَ العز طَمَع
There is no piety with greed.
No piety comes with greed
There is no covetousness with dignity.
No ambition comes with might
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith العَقلreason لعبfrivolity
لَيسَ مَع العَقل لعب
لَيسَis not منpart of الدينreligion الكذبlying
لَيسَ من الدين الكذب
There is no frivolity with reason.
No maturity comes with play
Lying is no part of religion.
No religion comes from lies
لَيسَthere is no معَwith اللومblame نسَبlineage
لَيسَ معَ اللوم نسَب
لَيسَthere is no معَwith الجَهلignorance حَسَبnoble standing
لَيسَ معَ الجَهل حَسَب
There is no lineage with blame.
No lineage comes with blame
There is no noble standing with ignorance.
No merit comes with ignorance
لَيسَthere is no مَعَwith المَوتdeath فَرَحjoy
لَيسَ مَعَ المَوت فَرَح
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith العلمknowledge تَرحsorrow
لَيسَ مَع العلم تَرح
There is no joy with death.
No joy comes with death
There is no sorrow with knowledge.
No comfort comes with knowledge
لَيسَthere is no مَعwith اليأسdespair تَعبtoil
لَيسَ مَع اليأس تَعب
لَيسَthere is no معَwith الفقرpoverty طَرَبmerriment
لَيسَ معَ الفقر طَرَب
There is no toil with despair.
No fatigue comes with despair
There is no merriment with poverty.
No tranquility comes with poverty
لَيسَare not السجاياdispositions واحِدهalike
لَيسَ السجايا واحِده
لَيسَare not اللياليthe nights عائِدَهreturning
لَيسَ الليالي عائِدَه
Dispositions are not all alike.
Temperaments are not alike
The nights do not return.
Nights do not return the same
لَيسَis not بِراضcontent قادحa detractor
لَيسَ بِراض قادح
لَيسَis not بِطاغٍa tyrant ناصِحa sincere adviser
لَيسَ بِطاغٍ ناصِح
A detractor is not content.
No sincere advisor is a faultfinder
A sincere adviser is no tyrant.
No tyrant is a counselor
لَيسَdoes not يحيدswerve بختfortune
لَيسَ يحيد بخت
لَيسَdoes not يَعودreturn وَقتtime
لَيسَ يَعود وَقت
Fortune does not swerve.
Fate does not waver
Time does not return.
Time does not come back
لَيسَdoes not تَدومlast شدهhardship
لَيسَ تَدوم شده
لَيسَdoes not تُقيمlinger حدهanger
لَيسَ تُقيم حده
Hardship does not last.
Ferocity does not last
Anger does not linger.
Limits cannot be maintained
لَيسَthere is no مَعَwith الجودgenerosity جَدهwealth
لَيسَ مَعَ الجود جَده
لَيسَthere is no معَwith الوجدavailable means عدهa promise
لَيسَ معَ الوجد عده
There is no wealth with generosity.
No bounty comes from stinginess
With means at hand, there is no place for promises.
No intimacy comes from aloofness
مطلdelaying payment الغنىthe wealthy person ظلمinjustice
مطل الغنى ظلم
عزُّglory المَعاليlofty attainments غنمgain
عزُّ المَعالي غنم
A wealthy person's delay in payment is injustice.
Wealth’s shadow is injustice
The glory of lofty attainments is gain.
The glory of high rank is booty
الكَدtoil للمجدfor glory دَعهease
الكَد للمجد دَعه
الضيقstraitness فيin الجودgenerosity سعهabundance
الضيق في الجود سعه
Toil for glory is ease.
Leave off toil for glory
Straitness in generosity is abundance.
In generosity, straitness is plenty
لَيسَthere is no معَwith الصَّبرpatience حُزنsorrow
لَيسَ معَ الصَّبر حُزن
أحسنتyou have done well فيin المَقالهthe speech
أحسنت في المَقاله
There is no sorrow with patience.
No sadness comes with patience
You have spoken well.
You have excelled in this discourse
خَيرbetter مِنthan العيfaltering speech الخرسmuteness
خَير مِن العي الخرس
فَإِنَّماfor ... only العُمرlife نَفسa breath
فَإِنَّما العُمر نَفس
Muteness is better than faltering speech.
Better than a dumb life
For life is but a breath.
Is that the life is but a breath