لاdo not تَنسَforget وَاِذكُرand remember سَبيلَthe path of مَنwhoever هَلَكاperished
لا تَنسَ وَاِذكُر سَبيلَ مَن هَلَكا
سَتَسلُكُyou will tread المَسلَكَthe path الَّذيthat سَلَكاhe trod
سَتَسلُكُ المَسلَكَ الَّذي سَلَكا
Do not forget; remember the path of him who perished.
Do not forget, and remember the path of those who perished
You will tread the path that he trod.
You will tread the path that they have trodden
أَنتَyou سَيَخلوwill become empty المَكانُthe place مِنكَof you كَماjust as
أَنتَ سَيَخلو المَكانُ مِنكَ كَما
أَخلاهُhe left it empty مَنwhoever كانَwas فيهِin it قَبلُpreviously لَكاfor you
أَخلاهُ مَن كانَ فيهِ قَبلُ لَكا
You—the place will be empty of you, just as
You will leave this place empty, just as
the one who was there before left it empty for you.
Those before you left it empty
كَأَنَّas though ذاthe possessor of العَينِthe eye فيin تَطَرُّفِهاits roving
كَأَنَّ ذا العَينِ في تَطَرُّفِها
لَعباًin play وَلَهواًand amusement قَدalready عايَنَhe beheld الهَلَكاdestruction
لَعباً وَلَهواً قَد عايَنَ الهَلَكا
As though the sighted man, as his eye roves
As if the one with wandering eyes
in play and amusement, had already beheld destruction.
Just played and toyed around, and saw ruin
مَنwhoever لَمdid not يَحُزsecure ماwhat لَهُbelongs to him يَدُthe hand of البِرِّcharity فَالthen the (continued next line)
مَن لَم يَحُز ما لَهُ يَدُ البِرِّ فَال
آفاتُcalamities أَولىmore entitled مِنهُthan he بِماto what ماunclear fragment, likely beginning 'owned' لَكاunclear fragment, likely completing 'owned'
آفاتُ أَولى مِنهُ بِما ما لَكا
For anyone whose possessions the hand of charity does not safeguard,
Whoever does not take what is rightfully his with the hand of righteousness
calamities have a greater claim than he to what he owned (ending unclear).
Calamities have more right to what he owns than him
Sol 6.1