كَمmany a مِنof أَخٍa brother لَكَof yours نالَattained سُلطاناpower
كَم مِن أَخٍ لَكَ نالَ سُلطانا
فَكَأَنَّهُand so, as though he لَيسَis not الَّذيthe one who كاناhe was
فَكَأَنَّهُ لَيسَ الَّذي كانا
Many a brother of yours has attained power,
And it is as though he were not the man he was.
ماhow أَسكَرَintoxicating الدُنياthe world لِصاحِبِهاto its possessor
ما أَسكَرَ الدُنيا لِصاحِبِها
وَأَضَرَّهاand how harmful it is لِلعَقلِto the mind أَحياناat times
وَأَضَرَّها لِلعَقلِ أَحيانا
How intoxicating the world is to its possessor,
And how harmful it is to the mind at times!
دارٌan abode لَهاit has شُبَهٌambiguities مُلَبَّسَةٌconfounding
دارٌ لَها شُبَهٌ مُلَبَّسَةٌ
تَدَعُleaves الصَحيحَthe sound العَقلِof mind سَكراناintoxicated
تَدَعُ الصَحيحَ العَقلِ سَكرانا
An abode with confounding ambiguities,
That leaves the sound of mind intoxicated.
Sol 6.1