وماand nothing يَردُّrepels الدهرTime إلاexcept يدٌa hand
وما يَردُّ الدهر إلا يدٌ
عادِيةٌassailing مثلُlike يدِthe hand of الدهرِTime
عادِيةٌ مثلُ يدِ الدهرِ
And nothing repels Time but a hand,
Time's returning hand but a hand extended,
An assailing hand like the hand of Time.
Like Time's own hand, to smite and mar;
لهاit has خُطوبٌcalamities بالردَىwith death تُتَّقىare feared
لها خُطوبٌ بالردَى تُتَّقى
وحادِثاتٌand happenings بالندىwith generosity تَجريflow
وحادِثاتٌ بالندى تَجري
Its calamities are feared for the death they bring,
Events to be shunned it hath for me minted,
And its happenings flow with generosity.
Others with clemency rife and fair:
وقدand indeed رأيتُI have seen اليومtoday سيفَthe sword of الغِنىwealth
وقد رأيتُ اليوم سيفَ الغِنى
علىupon غِرارَيهits two edges دمُthe blood of الفقرِpoverty
على غِرارَيه دمُ الفقرِ
And today I have seen the sword of wealth:
To-day I saw Indigence press for blood
Upon its two edges lies the blood of poverty.
On noblest vein Pacifence; while my food
ولاحتِand shone forth الراحةُease منfrom راحَتَيthe two palms of
ولاحتِ الراحةُ من راحَتَي
أبيAbu (father of) الحُسينal-Husayn ابنِson of أبيAbu (father of) نَصرِNasr
أبي الحُسين ابنِ أبي نَصرِ
And ease shone forth from the two palms
Was what Abú-Husain, Ibn Abi-Nasr,
Of Abu al-Husayn, son of Abu Nasr.
Prepared, my host sans peevishness.
Sol 6.1