حرمانُdeprivation ذيone possessing أدبlearning وحظوةand favor جاهلٍan ignorant person
حرمانُ ذي أدب وحظوة جاهلٍ
أمرانtwo things بينهماbetween them العقولminds تَحَيَّرُare bewildered
أمران بينهما العقول تَحَيَّرُ
The deprivation of a learned man and the favor enjoyed by an ignorant one—
The deprivation of the cultured and the fortune of the ignorant
Two things between which minds are bewildered.
Are two matters that perplex minds
كمhow long ذاthis التفكرpondering فيover الزمانtime وإنماand only
كم ذا التفكر في الزمان وإنما
تزدادyou increase فيهin it عمىًin blindness إذاwhen تتفكرyou ponder
تزداد فيه عمىً إذا تتفكر
How long this pondering over time, when you only
How much does one think of time yet
Grow blinder in it whenever you ponder?
In it one grows blinder the more one thinks
الأرذلونthe vilest بغبطةٍin good fortune وسعادةٍand happiness
الأرذلون بغبطةٍ وسعادةٍ
والأمْجدونand the noblest قلوبهمtheir hearts تتفطرbreak apart
والأمْجدون قلوبهم تتفطر
The vilest enjoy good fortune and happiness,
The vilest in happiness and bliss
While the noblest—their hearts are breaking.
And the greatest with hearts that break
Sol 6.1