يومٌa day لهُit has فضلٌsuperiority علىover الأيّامِthe days
يومٌ لهُ فضلٌ على الأيّامِ
مزجَmingled السَّحابُthe clouds ضياءَهُits light بظَلامِwith darkness
مزجَ السَّحابُ ضياءَهُ بظَلامِ
A day that surpasses other days:
A day that excels over days
The clouds mingled its light with darkness.
The clouds blended its light with darkness
والبَرقُand the lightning يخفِقُthrobs مِثلَlike قلبٍa heart تائِهٍbewildered
والبَرقُ يخفِقُ مِثلَ قلبٍ تائِهٍ
والغَيمُand the clouds يبكيweeps مثلَlike طَرْفٍan eye هامِlovesick
والغَيمُ يبكي مثلَ طَرْفٍ هامِ
And the lightning throbs like a bewildered heart,
And lightning flickers like a wandering heart
And the clouds weep like a lovesick eye.
And the cloud weeps like a sleepy eyelid
وكأنَّand as though وجهَthe face الأرضِof the earth خَدُّa cheek مُتَيَّمٍof a lovesick lover
وكأنَّ وجهَ الأرضِ خَدُّ مُتَيَّمٍ
وُصِلَتْwere joined سُجومُthe streaming دُموعِهِof his tears بسِجامِwith streaming
وُصِلَتْ سُجومُ دُموعِهِ بسِجامِ
And the earth's face is like a lovesick lover's cheek,
As if the face of the earth is the cheek of a grieving one
Whose streams of tears were joined to further streams.
Its tear streams were connected with wailing
فاطلُبْso seek لِيَومِكَfor your day أربَعاًfour things هُنَّthey المُنىthe things longed for
فاطلُبْ لِيَومِكَ أربَعاً هُنَّ المُنى
وبِهنَّand through them تَصفوbecomes pure لذَّةَِthe pleasure الأيّامِof the days
وبِهنَّ تَصفو لذَّةَِ الأيّامِ
So seek four things for your day—they are what one longs for,
Seek for your day four that are the wishes
And through them the pleasure of days grows pure:
With them the pleasure of days is purified
وَجهَthe face الحَبيبِof the beloved ومَنظَراًand a sight مُستبشِراًcheerful
وَجهَ الحَبيبِ ومَنظَراً مُستبشِراً
ومُغِّنياًand a singer غَرِداًmelodious وكأسَand a cup مُدامِof wine
ومُغِّنياً غَرِداً وكأسَ مُدامِ
The beloved's face, and a cheerful sight,
The face of the beloved and a joyful sight
And a melodious singer, and a cup of wine.
A singing nightingale and a cup of wine
إذاwhen غلَبتْprevails دَولَةٌa ruling power فاستكِنْthen submit
إذا غلَبتْ دَولَةٌ فاستكِنْ
ولاتَتَأَبَّand do not refuse to yield لهاto it تَسلَمyou will be safe
ولاتَتَأَبَّ لها تَسلَم
When a ruling power prevails, submit,
If an ordeal overcomes, then be patient
And do not refuse to yield to it; you will be safe.
And do not despair over it, submit
فإنَّfor indeed مغالَبةَstriving to overpower الأغلبِينَthose who are stronger
فإنَّ مغالَبةَ الأغلبِينَ
طريقٌa road تُؤدِّيleads إلىto الصَّيْلَمِutter destruction
طريقٌ تُؤدِّي إلى الصَّيْلَمِ
For striving to overpower those who are stronger
For overcoming the strongest
Is a road that leads to utter destruction.
Is a path that leads to well-being
Sol 6.1