وماand not الدَّهْرُtime إلاّexcept ماwhat مضىhas passed فهوَso it is فائتٌgone
وما الدَّهْرُ إلاّ ما مضى فهوَ فائتٌ
وماand what سوفَwill يأتيcome فهوَso it is غَيرُnot مُفَصَّلِclearly defined
وما سوفَ يأتي فهوَ غَيرُ مُفَصَّلِ
Time is nothing but what has passed, and that is gone,
And what will come, which is not yet clearly defined.
فحظُّكَso your share مِمّاfrom what أنتَyou فيهِin it فإنَّهُfor indeed it
فحظُّكَ مِمّا أنتَ فيهِ فإنَّهُ
زَمانُtime الفَتىthe young man منfrom مُجْمَلٍundetailed ومُفَصَّلِand detailed
زَمانُ الفَتى من مُجْمَلٍ ومُفَصَّلِ
So your share lies in the time you are in, for it is
A young man's time, drawn from the undetailed and the detailed.
Sol 6.1