مَنwhoever أَحَبَّloves الدُنياthe world تَحَيَّرَbecomes bewildered فيهاin it
مَن أَحَبَّ الدُنيا تَحَيَّرَ فيها
وَاِكتَسىand becomes clothed عَقلُهُhis mind اِلتِباساًin confusion وَتيهاand bewilderment
وَاِكتَسى عَقلُهُ اِلتِباساً وَتيها
Whoever loves the world becomes bewildered in it,
and his mind is clothed in confusion and bewilderment.
رُبَّماoften أَتعَبَتit has wearied بَنيهاits sons عَلىon account of ذاthat (first part)
رُبَّما أَتعَبَت بَنيها عَلى ذا
كَcompletion of 'that' فَكَعهاso repel it وَخَلِّهاand leave it لِبَنيهاto its sons
كَ فَكَعها وَخَلِّها لِبَنيها
Often it has wearied its sons; on that account,
repel it, and leave it to its sons.
قَنِّعِmake content النَفسَthe soul بِالكِفافِwith just enough وَإِلّاand if not
قَنِّعِ النَفسَ بِالكِفافِ وَإِلّا
طَلَبَتit will demand مِنكَfrom you فَوقَbeyond ماwhat يَكفيهاsuffices it
طَلَبَت مِنكَ فَوقَ ما يَكفيها
Make the soul content with enough to live on; otherwise,
it will demand from you more than suffices it.
إِنَّماonly أَنتَyou طولَthroughout عُمرِكَyour life ماas long as عُمِّرwere granted life
إِنَّما أَنتَ طولَ عُمرِكَ ما عُمِّر
تَyou (preceding verb's ending) فيin الساعَةِthe hour الَّتيthat أَنتَyou فيهاin it
تَ في الساعَةِ الَّتي أَنتَ فيها
Throughout your life, however long you live, you are only
in the hour that you are in.
وَدَعِand let اللَيلَthe night وَالنَهارَand the day جَميعاًtogether
وَدَعِ اللَيلَ وَالنَهارَ جَميعاً
يَنقُلانِthey carry الدُنياthe world إِلىto ساكِنيهاits inhabitants
يَنقُلانِ الدُنيا إِلى ساكِنيها
And let night and day together
carry the world to its inhabitants.
لَيسَthere is not فيماin what مَضىhas passed وَلاnor فيin الَّذيwhat لَمhas not yet
لَيسَ فيما مَضى وَلا في الَّذي لَم
يَأتِcome مِنany لَذَّةٍpleasure لِمُستَحليهاfor one who savors it
يَأتِ مِن لَذَّةٍ لِمُستَحليها
Neither in what has passed nor in what has not yet
come is there any pleasure for one who would savor it.
Sol 6.1