الأمثال 7
| يَا ابْنِي احْفَظْ أَقْوَالِي وَاذْخَرْ وَصَايَايَ مَعَكَ. | ١ 1 |
My son, keep my sayings, and, my commandments, treasure by thee;
| أَطِعْ وَصَايَايَ فَتَحْيَا، وَصُنْ شَرِيعَتِي كَحَدَقَةِ عَيْنِكَ. | ٢ 2 |
Keep my commandments and live, and mine instruction, as the pupil of thine eye;
| اعْصِبْهَا عَلَى أَصَابِعِكَ، وَاكْتُبْهَا عَلَى صَفْحَاتِ قَلْبِكَ. | ٣ 3 |
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them, on the tablet of thy heart;
| قُلْ لِلْحِكْمَةِ: أَنْتِ أُخْتِي، وَلِلْفِطْنَةِ: أَنْتِ قَرِيبَتِي. | ٤ 4 |
Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:
| فَهُمَا تَحْفَظَانِكَ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ الْعَاهِرَةِ، وَالزَّوْجَةِ الْفَاسِقَةِ الَّتِي تَتَمَلَّقُ بِكَلامِهَا. | ٥ 5 |
That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.
| فَإِنِّي أَشْرَفْتُ مِنْ كُوَّةِ بَيْتِي، وَأَطْلَلْتُ مِنْ خِلالِ نَافِذَتِي، | ٦ 6 |
For, in the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked out;
| فَشَاهَدْتُ بَيْنَ الْبَنِينَ الْحَمْقَى شَابّاً مُجَرَّداً مِنَ الْفَهْمِ، | ٧ 7 |
And saw among the simple ones, discerned among the youths, A young man lacking sense;
| يَجْتَازُ الطَّرِيقَ صَوْبَ الْمُنْعَطَفِ، بِاتِّجَاهِ الشَّارِعِ الْمُفْضِي إِلَى بَيْتِهَا. | ٨ 8 |
Passing through the street, near her corner, and, on the way to her house, he sauntered along;
| عِنْدَ الْغَسَقِ فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَحْتَ جُنْحِ اللَّيْلِ وَالظُّلْمَةِ. | ٩ 9 |
In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the midst of the night, and the gloom;
| فَإِذَا بِامْرَأَةٍ تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ فِي زِيِّ زَانِيَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ مُخَادِعٍ. | ١٠ 10 |
And lo! a woman, came to meet him, attired as one unchaste, of a wily heart.
| صَخَّابَةٌ وَجَامِحَةٌ لَا تَسْتَقِرُّ قَدَمَاهَا فِي بَيْتِهَا. | ١١ 11 |
Boisterous, is she, and rebellious, In her house, abide not her feet;
| تَرَاهَا تَارَةً فِي الْخَارِجِ، وَطَوْراً فِي سَاحَاتِ الأَسْوَاقِ، تَكْمُنُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مُنْعَطَفٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
Now outside, now in the broadways, and, near every corner, she lieth in wait:
| فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ وَقَبَّلَتْهُ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ بِوَجْهٍ وَقِحٍ: | ١٣ 13 |
So she caught him, and kissed him, and, embolding her face, she said to him:
| «كَانَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلامٍ، فَأَوْفَيْتُ الْيَوْمَ نُذُورِي. | ١٤ 14 |
Peace-offerings, are by me, to-day, have I paid my vows;
| وَقَدْ خَرَجْتُ لاِسْتِقْبَالِكَ، بَعْدَ أَنْ بَحَثْتُ بِشَوْقٍ عَنْكَ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُكَ. | ١٥ 15 |
For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:
| قَدْ فَرَشْتُ سَرِيرِي بِأَغْطِيَةٍ كَتَّانِيَّةٍ مُوَشَّاةٍ مِنْ مِصْرَ، | ١٦ 16 |
Coverlets, have I spread on my couch of pleasure, dark-hued stuffs, of the yarn of Egypt;
| وَعَطَّرْتُ فِرَاشِي بِطِيبِ الْمُرِّ وَالْقِرْفَةِ. | ١٧ 17 |
I have sprinkled my bed, with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon:
| فَتَعَالَ لِنَرْتَوِيَ مِنَ الْحُبِّ حَتَّى الصَّبَاحِ، وَنَتَلَذَّذَ بِمُتَعِ الْغَرَامِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Come! let us take our fill of endearments, until morning, let us delight ourselves with caresses;
| فَإِنَّ زَوْجِي لَيْسَ فِي الْبَيْتِ، قَدْ مَضَى فِي رِحْلَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ. | ١٩ 19 |
For the husband is not in his house, he hath gone on a journey afar;
| وَأَخَذَ مَعَهُ صُرَّةً مُكْتَنِزَةً بِالْمَالِ، وَلَنْ يَعُودَ إِلّا عِنْدَ اكْتِمَالِ الْبَدْرِ». | ٢٠ 20 |
A bag of silver, hath he taken in his hand, On the day of the full moon, will he enter his house.
| فَأَغْوَتْهُ بِكَثْرَةِ أَفَانِينِ كَلامِهَا، وَرَنَّحَتْهُ بِتَمَلُّقِ شَفَتَيْهَا. | ٢١ 21 |
She turneth him aside, with her great persuasiveness, —with the flattery of her lips, she compelleth him:
| فَمَضَى عَلَى التَّوِّ فِي إِثْرِهَا، كَثَوْرٍ مَسُوقٍ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ، أَوْ أَيِّلٍ وَقَعَ فِي فَخٍّ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Going after her instantly, as an ox, to the slaughter, he entereth, and, as in fetters, unto the correction of a fool.
| إِلَى أَنْ يَنْفُذَ سَهْمٌ فِي كَبِدِهِ، وَيَكُونَ كَعُصْفُورٍ مُنْدَفِعٍ إِلَى شَرَكٍ، لَا يَدْرِي أَنَّهُ قَدْ نُصِبَ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!
| وَالآنَ أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ أَيُّهَا الأَبْنَاءُ، وَأَرْهِفُوا آذَانَكُمْ إِلَى أَقْوَالِ فَمِي: | ٢٤ 24 |
Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth;
| لَا تَجْنَحْ قُلُوبُكُمْ نَحْوَ طُرُقِهَا، وَلا تُحَوِّمْ فِي دُرُوبِهَا. | ٢٥ 25 |
Let not thy heart, turn aside to her ways, Do not go astray, in her paths.
| فَمَا أَكْثَرَ الَّذِينَ طَرَحَتْهُمْ مُثْخَنِينَ بِالْجِرَاحِ، وَجَمِيعُ صَرْعَاهَا أَقْوِيَاءُ. | ٢٦ 26 |
For, many, wounded, hath she caused to fall, —yea strong men, slain wholly by her:
