نَسيتُI forgot مَنِيَّتيmy death وَخَدَعتُand deceived نَفسيmyself
نَسيتُ مَنِيَّتي وَخَدَعتُ نَفسي
وَطالَand went on long عَلَيَّfor me تَعميريmy building وَغَرسيand my planting
وَطالَ عَلَيَّ تَعميري وَغَرسي
I forgot my death and deceived myself,
I forgot my mortality and fooled myself,
and long have I spent building and planting.
And my reconstruction and planting went on too long.
وَكُلُّand every ثَمينَةٍprecious thing أَصبَحتُI have come to أُغليI pay dearly
وَكُلُّ ثَمينَةٍ أَصبَحتُ أُغلي
بِهاfor it سَتُباعُwill be sold مِنfrom بَعديafter me بِوَكسِat a loss
بِها سَتُباعُ مِن بَعدي بِوَكسِ
And every precious thing I now pay dearly
And everything precious I had has become too expensive,
for will be sold at a loss after I am gone.
It will be sold cheap after I pass away.
وَماand not أَدريI know وَإِنand although أَمَّلتُI hoped for عُمراًa lifespan
وَما أَدري وَإِن أَمَّلتُ عُمراً
لَعَلّيperhaps I حينَwhen أُصبِحُI reach morning لَستُI am not أُمسيI reach evening
لَعَلّي حينَ أُصبِحُ لَستُ أُمسي
And I do not know, though I hope to live on:
And I don't know, even if I hope for a long life,
perhaps, when I reach morning, I shall not reach evening.
Maybe when I wake I won't make it to evening.
وَساعَةُand the hour ميتَتيmy death لاno بُدَّescape مِنهاfrom it
وَساعَةُ ميتَتي لا بُدَّ مِنها
تُعَجِّلُhastens نُقلَتيmy departure وَتُحِلُّand ends حَبسيmy confinement
تُعَجِّلُ نُقلَتي وَتُحِلُّ حَبسي
And the hour of my death—there is no escaping it—
And the hour of my death is inevitable,
hastens my departure and ends my confinement.
It will hasten my transfer and free me from captivity.
أَموتُI die وَيَكرَهُand dislike الأَحبابُthe loved ones قُربيmy nearness
أَموتُ وَيَكرَهُ الأَحبابُ قُربي
وَتَحضُرُand comes وَحشَتيmy loneliness وَيغيبُand disappears أُنسيmy comfort
وَتَحضُرُ وَحشَتي وَيغيبُ أُنسي
I die, and my loved ones loathe being near me;
I die and friends dislike my company,
and my loneliness comes, and my comfort disappears.
And my loneliness appears and companionship disappears.
أَلاtake heed ياO ساكِنَdweller البَيتِthe house المُوَشّىadorned
أَلا يا ساكِنَ البَيتِ المُوَشّى
سَتُسكِنُكَwill lodge you المَنِيَّةُdeath بَطنَthe belly of رَمسِa grave
سَتُسكِنُكَ المَنِيَّةُ بَطنَ رَمسِ
Take heed, O dweller in the adorned house:
Oh dweller of the well-decorated house,
death will lodge you in the belly of a grave.
Mortality will make you inhabit the stomach of a burial ground.
رَأَيتُكَI saw you تَذكُرُyou mention الدُنياthis world كَثيراًoften
رَأَيتُكَ تَذكُرُ الدُنيا كَثيراً
وَكَثرَةُand abundance of ذِكرِهاmention of it لِلقَلبِfor the heart تُقسيhardens
وَكَثرَةُ ذِكرِها لِلقَلبِ تُقسي
I have seen you speak of this world often,
I saw you remembering the life of this world a lot,
and frequent mention of it hardens the heart.
And frequent remembrance of it hardens the heart.
كَأَنَّكَas though you لاnot تَرىsee بِالخَلقِamong humankind نَقصاًloss
كَأَنَّكَ لا تَرى بِالخَلقِ نَقصاً
وَأَنتَand you تَراهُsee it كُلَّevery شُروقِrising of شَمسِthe sun
وَأَنتَ تَراهُ كُلَّ شُروقِ شَمسِ
As though you see no loss among humankind,
It's as if you don't see any deficiency in people,
yet you see it at every sunrise.
Yet you see it every sunrise.
وَطالِبِand many a seeker حاجَةٍa need أَعياgrew weary وَأَكدىand failed
وَطالِبِ حاجَةٍ أَعيا وَأَكدى
وَمُدرِكِand many an attainer حاجَةٍa need فيwith لينِgentleness of مَسِّtouch
وَمُدرِكِ حاجَةٍ في لينِ مَسِّ
And many a seeker of a goal has grown weary and failed,
And the seeker of purpose struggled and endured,
while another attains a goal with a gentle touch.
And the fulfiller of purpose lived in luxury.
أَلاtake heed وَلَقَلَّand indeed seldom ماparticle completing 'seldom' تَلقىyou meet شَجِيّاًa grieving person
أَلا وَلَقَلَّ ما تَلقى شَجِيّاً
يَضيعُfades away صَجاهُhis sorrow إِلّاexcept بِالتَأَسّيthrough consolation
يَضيعُ صَجاهُ إِلّا بِالتَأَسّي
Indeed, seldom do you meet a grieving soul
Beware that you will rarely find a friend
whose sorrow fades except through consolation.
Whose friendship won't disappear except with empathy.
Sol 6.1