المَرءُa person فيin تَأخيرِprolonging مُدَّتِهِhis lifespan
المَرءُ في تَأخيرِ مُدَّتِهِ
كَالثَوبِlike a garment يَخلُقُwears out بَعدَafter جِدَّتِهِits newness
كَالثَوبِ يَخلُقُ بَعدَ جِدَّتِهِ
A man, as his lifespan is prolonged,
A man's procrastination
Is like a garment that wears out after being new.
Is like a garment that wears out after repair
مَنwhoever ماتَdied حالَturned away ذَوّthose with مَوَدَّتهِaffection for him
مَن ماتَ حالَ ذَوّ مَوَدَّتهِ
عَنهُfrom him وَمالواand they turned away عَنfrom مَوَدَّتِهِaffection for him
عَنهُ وَمالوا عَن مَوَدَّتِهِ
When one dies, those who loved him turn
When one who was dear passes away
Away from him and abandon their love for him.
People abandon their love for him
وَحَياتُهُand his life نَفسٌbreath يُعَدُّis counted لَهُfor him
وَحَياتُهُ نَفسٌ يُعَدُّ لَهُ
وَوَفاتُهُand his death اِستِكمالُcompletion عِدَّتِهِhis allotted count
وَوَفاتُهُ اِستِكمالُ عِدَّتِهِ
And his life is breath counted out for him,
While alive he is a soul awaiting
And his death completes his allotted count.
And his death completes his fate
وَمَصيرُهُand his destination مِنfrom بَعدِafter مِرَّتِهِhis vigor
وَمَصيرُهُ مِن بَعدِ مِرَّتِهِ
بِالناسِamong people ظُلمَةُdarkness بَيتِhouse وَحدَتِهِhis solitude
بِالناسِ ظُلمَةُ بَيتِ وَحدَتِهِ
And his destination, after his vigor
After his time has passed
Among people, is the darkness of his solitary home.
People see his home as a place of loneliness
عَجَباًhow astonishing! لِمُنتَبِهٍat one awake يُضَيِّعُsquanders ماwhat
عَجَباً لِمُنتَبِهٍ يُضَيِّعُ ما
يَحتاجُهُhe needs it فيon يَومِthe day رَقدَتِهِhis slumber
يَحتاجُهُ في يَومِ رَقدَتِهِ
How strange that one awake should squander what
How strange is one who wastes
He needs on the day of his slumber!
What he will need on his day of rest
أَزِفَhas drawn near الرَحيلُthe departure وَنَحنُwhile we فيin لَعِبٍplay
أَزِفَ الرَحيلُ وَنَحنُ في لَعِبٍ
ماnot نَستَعِدُّwe prepare لَهُfor it بِعُدَّتِهِwith its provisions
ما نَستَعِدُّ لَهُ بِعُدَّتِهِ
Departure has drawn near, while we are at play;
The time to depart is near while we play
We do not prepare for it with the provisions it requires.
Not preparing for it at all
وَلَقَلَّماand indeed seldom تُبقيspare الخُطوبُcalamities عَلىupon
وَلَقَلَّما تُبقي الخُطوبُ عَلى
أَشَرِwanton exuberance الشَبابِyouth وَحَرِّand the heat وَقدَتِهِits blaze
أَشَرِ الشَبابِ وَحَرِّ وَقدَتِهِ
And seldom indeed do calamities spare
Rarely do disasters spare
Youth's wild exuberance and the heat of its blaze.
The most wretched of youth with burning embers
Sol 6.1