عجلةُhaste الإنسانthe human being لومٌa reproach
عجلةُ الإنسان لومٌ
عندin the eyes of أصحابَthose possessing المزيَّهْdistinction
عند أصحابَ المزيَّهْ
Human haste is blameworthy
Blaming man's hastiness
in the eyes of those of distinction.
Is customary for the genteel
ذمَّهاcondemned it كلُّall البراياpeople
ذمَّها كلُّ البرايا
فيin دواوينrecords القَضيّهْthe case
في دواوين القَضيّهْ
All people have condemned it
All decent folk have condemned it
in the records of the case.
In the chronicles of justice
عجلةُhaste الإنسانthe human being خيرٌbetter
عجلةُ الإنسان خيرٌ
منthan توانِdelay فيin العطيَّهgiving
من توانِ في العطيَّه
Human haste is better
Man's hastiness is good
than delay in giving.
Better than delay in giving
وكذاand likewise الإمْهَالُdelay شينٌa blemish
وكذا الإمْهَالُ شينٌ
عندin the eyes of أصحابِpeople of السَّجيَّهcharacter
عند أصحابِ السَّجيَّه
And likewise, delay is a blemish
Likewise, procrastination is ugly
in the eyes of people of character.
To people of dignity
ليسَthere is not فيin العجلةِhaste خيرٌany good
ليسَ في العجلةِ خيرٌ
يرتجىto be hoped for عندamong البريَّهhumankind
يرتجى عند البريَّه
There is no good in haste
There is no good in hastiness
to be hoped for among humankind.
To be expected from the righteous
إنماindeed الحاذقُthe skilled person لاnot يعجلُhurries
إنما الحاذقُ لا يعجلُ
فيin أمرthe affairs of الرَّعيِّهْthe subjects
في أمر الرَّعيِّهْ
Indeed, the skilled person does not hurry
Rather, the prudent do not hasten
in the affairs of the subjects.
In matters of the flock
إنماindeed الإمْهالdelay زينٌan adornment
إنما الإمْهال زينٌ
فيin العقولِminds الألْمَعِيَّهْdiscerning
في العقولِ الألْمَعِيَّهْ
Delay is indeed an adornment
Procrastination is an ornament
in discerning minds.
To the brilliant minds
وكذاand likewise العجلةُhaste عيبٌa fault
وكذا العجلةُ عيبٌ
فيin سَجيَّاتdispositions البريَّهْhumankind
في سَجيَّات البريَّهْ
And likewise, haste is a fault
While hastiness is a flaw
in humankind's dispositions.
In the nature of the righteous
إنماonly الإفراطُexcess فيin العجلةhaste
إنما الإفراطُ في العجلة
إلاّexcept فيin العطيَّهgiving
إلاّ في العطيَّه
There is only excess in haste,
Excessive hastiness is only good
except in giving.
In giving and charity
والونَىand slowness خيرٌbetter لأصحابِfor those with
والونَى خيرٌ لأصحابِ
القضايَاcases فيin القضيهthe case
القضايَا في القضيه
And slowness is better for those with
While deliberation is better for those
cases, in the case at hand.
Presiding over court cases
ليسthere is not فيin الإمهالِdelay خيرٌany good
ليس في الإمهالِ خيرٌ
فيin سجياتِdispositions البريَّهhumankind
في سجياتِ البريَّه
There is no good in delay
There is no good in procrastination
in humankind's dispositions.
In the nature of the decent
إنماonly الخيرgoodness تراهُyou see it
إنما الخير تراهُ
عندat تعجيلِhastening القضيَّهthe case
عند تعجيلِ القضيَّه
You see goodness only
Rather, good is found
in hastening the case.
In expediting justice
ليسthere is not فيin العجلةِhaste خيرٌany good
ليس في العجلةِ خيرٌ
لأولىfor those possessing النفسِa soul الأبيَّهproud
لأولى النفسِ الأبيَّه
There is no good in haste
There is no good in hastiness
for those with a proud soul.
For those with noble souls
إنماonly الإفراطُexcess فيهَاin it
إنما الإفراطُ فيهَا
وهيand it أسبابُcauses المَنِيَّهdeath
وهي أسبابُ المَنِيَّه
There is nothing but excess in it,
Excess in it
and it is a cause of death.
Causes ruin and loss
إنماindeed العجلةُhaste فيin بعضِsome
إنما العجلةُ في بعضِ
الفضيّاتِsilver items رَضِيَّهcommendable
الفضيّاتِ رَضِيَّه
Haste is indeed, regarding some
Hastiness is acceptable in some
silver items, commendable.
Virtuous matters
وأرَىand I see الإمْهَالَdelay فيهاin them
وأرَى الإمْهَالَ فيها
منamong رَدَاءَاتِfaults السَّجيَّهcharacter
من رَدَاءَاتِ السَّجيَّه
And I see delay in them
While I see procrastination in them
as one of the faults of character.
As a vice of dignity
إنماindeed خيرُthe best of السجيّهcharacter
إنما خيرُ السجيّه
عجلةٌhaste عندwhen العَطيَّهgiving
عجلةٌ عند العَطيَّه
Indeed, the best trait of character
The best dignity
is haste when giving.
Is hastiness in giving
كلُّeveryone مَنْwho يبغىseeks سِواهَاsomething other than it
كلُّ مَنْ يبغى سِواهَا
ناقصٌdeficient عندin the eyes of البريَّهْhumankind
ناقصٌ عند البريَّهْ
Everyone who seeks something other than it
Whoever seeks otherwise
is deficient in humankind's eyes.
Is lacking, by the righteous
يمدحُhe praises العجلةَhaste ياO ذَاyou
يمدحُ العجلةَ يا ذَا
وهيthough it أسبابُcauses المَنيِّهdeath
وهي أسبابُ المَنيِّه
He praises haste, O you,
You praise hastiness, my friend
though it is a cause of death.
Yet it causes loss
فامدحْso praise الإمهالَdelay مدحاًwith praise
فامدحْ الإمهالَ مدحاً
فهوfor it منamong خيرِthe best of السجيَّهْcharacter
فهو من خيرِ السجيَّهْ
So give praise to delay,
So praise deliberation highly
for it is among the finest traits of character.
For it is the best dignity
لاdo not تعبْfind fault with تعجيلَthe prompt action of قومٍa people
لا تعبْ تعجيلَ قومٍ
عندin the eyes of أصحابِthose possessing المزيَّهdistinction
عند أصحابِ المزيَّه
Do not fault a people's prompt action
Do not weary yourself praising
in the eyes of those of distinction.
The hastiness of some people
لاَno ولاَnor الإمهالdelay لومٌa reproach
لاَ ولاَ الإمهال لومٌ
فيin سجيّاتِdispositions البَريَّهhumankind
في سجيّاتِ البَريَّه
No, nor is delay blameworthy
No, and do not blame
in humankind's dispositions.
Procrastination of the decent
فضعِso put العجلةَhaste فيin مَوْfirst part of 'its place'
فضعِ العجلةَ في مَوْ
ضِعهاlast part of 'its place' فيin الجليَّهwhat is clear
ضِعها في الجليَّه
So put haste in its
Use hastiness appropriately
place, in what is clear;
Clearly and openly
وضعِand put الإمهالَdelay فيin مَوfirst part of 'its place'
وضعِ الإمهالَ في مَو
ضِعهlast part of 'its place' ياO ذَاpossessor of المزيَّهdistinction
ضِعه يا ذَا المزيَّه
and put delay in its
And use procrastination appropriately
place, O you of distinction.
O you of dignity