تصفحتُI surveyed أيامَthe days الزمانِof time بفكرةٍthrough reflection
تصفحتُ أيامَ الزمانِ بفكرةٍ
مقابِسُهاits torches فيin الضوءِbrightness فوقَabove المقابسِthe torches
مقابِسُها في الضوءِ فوقَ المقابسِ
I surveyed the days of time through reflection,
I browsed the days of time with a thought
Whose torches outshine all other torches.
Whose keys were in the light above all keys
فصادفتهاso I found them ماwhat lies بينbetween أبلحbright-faced (likely intended as أبلج) مشرقِradiant
فصادفتها ما بين أبلح مشرقِ
ضحوكٍsmiling ثناياهُits front teeth وأغبرَand a dust-gray one عابسِfrowning
ضحوكٍ ثناياهُ وأغبرَ عابسِ
So I found them between a bright-faced, radiant day,
So I found it between the most verdant dawn
Whose front teeth smile, and a dust-gray, frowning one.
With smiling folds and the dustiest frowning
ورَوأتُand I reflected فيon أولىmost fitting الضرائبِthe character traits بالفتىfor a young man
ورَوأتُ في أولى الضرائبِ بالفتى
بعيشٍin a life لهfor him لدنٍsoft and pliant وآخرَand another يابسِdry
بعيشٍ له لدنٍ وآخرَ يابسِ
And I pondered the traits most fitting for a young man,
And I saw in the first troubles of the young man
In a life that is soft for him, and another that is dry.
A moist life for him, and another dry
فلمso did not ارI see مثلlike الشكرgratitude جنّةa garden غارسٍa planter
فلم ار مثل الشكر جنّة غارسٍ
ولاnor مثلlike حسنthe excellence of الصبرpatience جُنّةَarmor لابسِa wearer
ولا مثل حسن الصبر جُنّةَ لابسِ
So I saw no planter's garden like gratitude,
So I did not see gratitude like a planted garden
Nor a wearer's armor like noble patience.
Nor patience like a dressed armor
Sol 6.1