< اَلْجَامِعَةِ 7 >
اَلصِّيتُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلدُّهْنِ ٱلطَّيِّبِ، وَيَوْمُ ٱلْمَمَاتِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يَوْمِ ٱلْوِلَادَةِ. | ١ 1 |
A [good] name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
اَلذَّهَابُ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلنَّوْحِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَابِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ، لِأَنَّ ذَاكَ نِهَايَةُ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ، وَٱلْحَيُّ يَضَعُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
اَلْحُزْنُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلضَّحِكِ، لِأَنَّهُ بِكَآبَةِ ٱلْوَجْهِ يُصْلَحُ ٱلْقَلْبُ. | ٣ 3 |
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
قَلْبُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلنَّوْحِ، وَقَلْبُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْفَرَحِ. | ٤ 4 |
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
سَمْعُ ٱلِٱنْتِهَارِ مِنَ ٱلْحَكِيمِ خَيْرٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ سَمْعِ غِنَاءِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ، | ٥ 5 |
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
لِأَنَّهُ كَصَوْتِ ٱلشَّوْكِ تَحْتَ ٱلْقِدْرِ هَكَذَا ضَحِكُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ. | ٦ 6 |
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
لِأَنَّ ٱلظُّلْمَ يُحَمِّقُ ٱلْحَكِيمَ، وَٱلْعَطِيَّةَ تُفْسِدُ ٱلْقَلْبَ. | ٧ 7 |
Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.
نِهَايَةُ أَمْرٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَدَايَتِهِ. طُولُ ٱلرُّوحِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ تَكَبُّرِ ٱلرُّوحِ. | ٨ 8 |
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
لَا تُسْرِعْ بِرُوحِكَ إِلَى ٱلْغَضَبِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْغَضَبَ يَسْتَقِرُّ فِي حِضْنِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. | ٩ 9 |
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
لَا تَقُلْ: «لِمَاذَا كَانَتِ ٱلْأَيَّامُ ٱلْأُولَى خَيْرًا مِنْ هَذِهِ؟» لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَنْ حِكْمَةٍ تَسْأَلُ عَنْ هَذَا. | ١٠ 10 |
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
اَلْحِكْمَةُ صَالِحَةٌ مِثْلُ ٱلْمِيرَاثِ، بَلْ أَفْضَلُ لِنَاظِرِي ٱلشَّمْسِ. | ١١ 11 |
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance: yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ هُوَ فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَفَضْلُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ هُوَ إِنَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ تُحْيِي أَصْحَابَهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
اُنْظُرْ عَمَلَ ٱللهِ: لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى تَقْوِيمِ مَا قَدْ عَوَّجَهُ؟ | ١٣ 13 |
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْخَيْرِ كُنْ بِخَيْرٍ، وَفِي يَوْمِ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱعْتَبِرْ. إِنَّ ٱللهَ جَعَلَ هَذَا مَعَ ذَاكَ، لِكَيْلَا يَجِدَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُ. | ١٤ 14 |
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath even made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out any thing [that shall be] after him.
قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ٱلْكُلَّ فِي أَيَّامِ بُطْلِي: قَدْ يَكُونُ بَارٌّ يَبِيدُ فِي بِرِّهِ، وَقَدْ يَكُونُ شِرِّيرٌ يَطُولُ فِي شَرِّهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
All this have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.
لَا تَكُنْ بَارًّا كَثِيرًا، وَلَا تَكُنْ حَكِيمًا بِزِيَادَةٍ. لِمَاذَا تَخْرِبُ نَفْسَكَ؟ | ١٦ 16 |
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
لَا تَكُنْ شِرِّيرًا كَثِيرًا، وَلَا تَكُنْ جَاهِلًا. لِمَاذَا تَمُوتُ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتِكَ؟ | ١٧ 17 |
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
حَسَنٌ أَنْ تَتَمَسَّكَ بِهَذَا، وَأَيْضًا أَنْ لَا تَرْخِيَ يَدَكَ عَنْ ذَاكَ، لِأَنَّ مُتَّقِيَ ٱللهِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا. | ١٨ 18 |
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
اَلْحِكْمَةُ تُقَوِّي ٱلْحَكِيمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ مُسَلَّطِينَ، ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers which are in a city.
لِأَنَّهُ لَا إِنْسَانٌ صِدِّيقٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَعْمَلُ صَلَاحًا وَلَا يُخْطِئُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
أَيْضًا لَا تَضَعْ قَلْبَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي يُقَالُ، لِئَلَّا تَسْمَعَ عَبْدَكَ يَسِبُّكَ. | ٢١ 21 |
Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
لِأَنَّ قَلْبَكَ أَيْضًا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً سَبَبْتَ آخَرِينَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
كُلُّ هَذَا ٱمْتَحَنْتُهُ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ. قُلْتُ: «أَكُونُ حَكِيمًا». أَمَّا هِيَ فَبَعِيدَةٌ عَنِّي. | ٢٣ 23 |
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
بَعِيدٌ مَا كَانَ بَعِيدًا، وَٱلْعَمِيقُ ٱلْعَمِيقُ مَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟ | ٢٤ 24 |
That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
دُرْتُ أَنَا وَقَلْبِي لِأَعْلَمَ وَلِأَبْحَثَ وَلِأَطْلُبَ حِكْمَةً وَعَقْلًا، وَلِأَعْرِفَ ٱلشَّرَّ أَنَّهُ جَهَالَةٌ، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةَ أَنَّهَا جُنُونٌ. | ٢٥ 25 |
I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness:
فَوَجَدْتُ أَمَرَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ: ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ شِبَاكٌ، وَقَلْبُهَا أَشْرَاكٌ، وَيَدَاهَا قُيُودٌ. ٱلصَّالِحُ قُدَّامَ ٱللهِ يَنْجُو مِنْهَا. أَمَّا ٱلْخَاطِئُ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِهَا. | ٢٦ 26 |
And I find a thing more bitter than death, [even] the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] her hands [as] bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
اُنْظُرْ. هَذَا وَجَدْتُهُ، قَالَ ٱلْجَامِعَةُ: وَاحِدَةً فَوَاحِدَةً لِأَجِدَ ٱلنَّتِيجَةَ | ٢٧ 27 |
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher; [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account:
ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَزَلْ نَفْسِي تَطْلُبُهَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْهَا. رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا بَيْنَ أَلْفٍ وَجَدْتُ، أَمَّا ٱمْرَأَةً فَبَيْنَ كُلِّ أُولَئِكَ لَمْ أَجِدْ! | ٢٨ 28 |
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
اُنْظُرْ. هَذَا وَجَدْتُ فَقَطْ: أَنَّ ٱللهَ صَنَعَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ مُسْتَقِيمًا، أَمَّا هُمْ فَطَلَبُوا ٱخْتِرَاعَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً. | ٢٩ 29 |
Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.