لَنwill not تَقومَendure الدُنياthe world بِمَرِّwith the passing of الأَهِلَّهthe crescent moons
لَن تَقومَ الدُنيا بِمَرِّ الأَهِلَّه
فَاِسلُso forget عَنهاabout it فَإِنَّهاfor it مُضمَحِلَّهfading away
فَاِسلُ عَنها فَإِنَّها مُضمَحِلَّه
The world will not endure as the crescent moons pass.
The world will not be set right by the passing of the crescents,
So forget it, for it is fading away.
So cease to count on it, for it is decaying.
ياO بَنيsons of الدُنياthe world أَتُغرَونَare you beguiled? بِالدُنby the world (word continues)
يا بَني الدُنيا أَتُغرَونَ بِالدُن
ياcompletion of 'world' وَلَيسَتand it is not لِأَهلِهاfor its people بِمَحَلَّهan abode
يا وَلَيسَت لِأَهلِها بِمَحَلَّه
O sons of the world, are you beguiled by the world,
O people of the world, do transient things delude you?
though it is no lasting abode for its people?
Yet they have no place of abode for their people.
مِنfrom أَبٍa father واحِدٍone خُلِقناwe were created وَأُمٍّand a mother
مِن أَبٍ واحِدٍ خُلِقنا وَأُمٍّ
غَيرَexcept أَنّاthat we فيin المالِwealth أَولادُchildren of عَلَّهa co-wife (a different mother)
غَيرَ أَنّا في المالِ أَولادُ عَلَّه
We were created from one father and mother,
We were created from one father and mother,
yet in wealth we are children of different mothers.
Except that in wealth we are elevated and abased.
إِنَّindeed فيin صِحَّةِthe genuineness of الإِخاءِbrotherhood مِنَamong الناthe people (word continues)
إِنَّ في صِحَّةِ الإِخاءِ مِنَ النا
سِcompletion of 'people' وَفيand in صِحَّةِthe genuineness of الوَفاءِloyalty لَقَلَّهindeed a scarcity
سِ وَفي صِحَّةِ الوَفاءِ لَقَلَّه
Indeed, genuine brotherhood among people
Truly in the integrity of brotherhood there is, for people,
and genuine loyalty are rare.
A little, and in the integrity of loyalty, littleness.
فَاِلبَسِso associate with الناسَpeople ماas much as اِستَطَعتَyou can عَلىwith الصَبpatience (word continues)
فَاِلبَسِ الناسَ ما اِستَطَعتَ عَلى الصَب
رِcompletion of 'patience' وَإِلّاand otherwise لَمnot تَستَقِمremain sound لَكَfor you خُلَّهa friendship
رِ وَإِلّا لَم تَستَقِم لَكَ خُلَّه
So keep company with people, as patiently as you can,
Clothe people, as much as you are able, with patience,
or no friendship will hold firm for you.
Otherwise your bonds will not remain straight for you.
ماwhat بَقاءُendurance الإِخاءِbrotherhood مِنfrom مُتَجَنٍّone who makes false accusations
ما بَقاءُ الإِخاءِ مِن مُتَجَنٍّ
يَبتَغيseeks مِنكَfrom you عَلَّةًa pretext بَعدَafter عِلَّهa pretext
يَبتَغي مِنكَ عَلَّةً بَعدَ عِلَّه
How can brotherhood endure with one who makes false accusations,
No continuance of brotherhood remains from a blamer
who seeks from you one pretext after another?
Who seeks from you a fault after a slip.
عِشlive وَحيداًalone إِنif كُنتَyou are لاnot تَقبَلُaccept العُذexcuses (word continues)
عِش وَحيداً إِن كُنتَ لا تَقبَلُ العُذ
رَcompletion of 'excuse' وَإِنand if كُنتَyou are لاnot تُجاوِزُoverlook زَلَّهa slip
رَ وَإِن كُنتَ لا تُجاوِزُ زَلَّه
Live alone if you do not accept excuses,
Live alone if you do not accept an excuse
and if you do not overlook a slip.
And if you do not overlook a stumble.
Sol 6.1