قَدindeed رَأَيتَyou have seen القُرونَthe generations قَبلُbefore تَفانَتdied out
قَد رَأَيتَ القُرونَ قَبلُ تَفانَت
دَرَسَتfaded away وَاِنقَضَتand passed away سَريعاًswiftly وَبانَتand departed
دَرَسَت وَاِنقَضَت سَريعاً وَبانَت
You have seen earlier generations perish;
You've seen eras before this fade away
they faded away, passed swiftly, and departed.
Studied and collapsed quickly before your eyes
كَمhow many أُناسٍpeople رَأَيتَyou have seen أَكرَمَتِhonored الدُنـthe world (first part)
كَم أُناسٍ رَأَيتَ أَكرَمَتِ الدُنـ
ـيا(completes 'world') بِبَعضِwith some of العُروضِthe worldly goods ثُمَّthen أَهانَتhumiliated
ـيا بِبَعضِ العُروضِ ثُمَّ أَهانَت
How many people you have seen whom the world honored
How many people endowed with worldly goods
with some worldly goods, then humiliated!
For a pittance were honored then disdained
كَمhow many أُمورٍmatters قَدindeed كُنتَyou were شَدَدتَyou were strict فيهاabout them
كَم أُمورٍ قَد كُنتَ شَدَدتَ فيها
ثُمَّthen حَوَّنتَهاyou eased them (probable intended meaning) عَلَيكَfor you فَهانَتso they became easy
ثُمَّ حَوَّنتَها عَلَيكَ فَهانَت
How many matters you once took a hard line on!
How many matters you insisted on strongly
Then you eased them for yourself, and they became easy.
Then bent them to your will and they obeyed
هِيَit دُنياa world كَحَيَّةٍlike a snake تَنفُثُspits السُمـthe venom (first part)
هِيَ دُنيا كَحَيَّةٍ تَنفُثُ السُمـ
ـمَ(completes 'venom') وَإِنand even though كانَتِwas المَجَسَّةُthe feel to the touch لانَتgrew soft
ـمَ وَإِن كانَتِ المَجَسَّةُ لانَت
This world is like a snake that spits venom,
This is a world that spews venom like a snake
though it is soft to the touch.
Though it may seem soft to the touch
Sol 6.1