الدَهرُtime يَومانِtwo days ذاthis one ثَبتٌsteadiness وَذاand this one زَلَلُstumbling
الدَهرُ يَومانِ ذا ثَبتٌ وَذا زَلَلُ
وَالعَيشُand life طَعمانِtwo tastes ذاthis one صابٌbitter sap وَذاand this one عَسَلُhoney
وَالعَيشُ طَعمانِ ذا صابٌ وَذا عَسَلُ
Time has two days: one of steadiness, the other of stumbling.
And life has two tastes: one bitter sap, the other honey.
كَذاthus الزَمانُtime فَماso no فيin نِعمَةٍgood fortune بَطَرٌarrogance
كَذا الزَمانُ فَما في نِعمَةٍ بَطَرٌ
لِلعارِفينَfor those who understand وَلاand no فيin نِقمَةٍadversity فَشَلُweakness
لِلعارِفينَ وَلا في نِقمَةٍ فَشَلُ
Such is time: no arrogance in good fortune
For those who understand, nor weakness in adversity.
سَعادَةُhappiness المَرءِa person فيin السَرّاءِprosperity إِنif رَجَحَتit prevails
سَعادَةُ المَرءِ في السَرّاءِ إِن رَجَحَت
وَالعَدلُand balance أَنthat يَتَساوىbe equal الهَمُّworry وَالجَدَلُand contention
وَالعَدلُ أَن يَتَساوى الهَمُّ وَالجَدَلُ
A person's happiness lies in prosperity, if it prevails;
And balance is for worry and contention to be equal.
وَماand not الهُمومُworries وَإِنand even if حاذَرتَyou feared ثابِتَةٌlasting
وَما الهُمومُ وَإِن حاذَرتَ ثابِتَةٌ
وَلاand not السُرورُjoy وَإِنand even if أَمَّلتَyou hoped يَتَّصِلُcontinues
وَلا السُرورُ وَإِن أَمَّلتَ يَتَّصِلُ
And worries do not last, even if you fear them,
Nor does joy endure, even if you hope for it.
فَماso what الأَسىgrief لِهُمومٍover worries لابَقاءَno permanence لَهاfor them
فَما الأَسى لِهُمومٍ لابَقاءَ لَها
وَماand what السُرورُjoy بِنُعمىin a blessing سَوفَwill تَنتَقِلُpass away
وَما السُرورُ بِنُعمى سَوفَ تَنتَقِلُ
So why grieve over worries that do not last?
And why rejoice in a blessing that will pass away?
لَكِنَّbut فيamong الناسِpeople مَغروراًone deluded بِنِعمَتِهِby his good fortune
لَكِنَّ في الناسِ مَغروراً بِنِعمَتِهِ
ماnot جائَهُcame to him اليَأسُdespair حَتّىuntil جائَهُcame to him الأَجَلُthe appointed end
ما جائَهُ اليَأسُ حَتّى جائَهُ الأَجَلُ
Yet among people is one deluded by his good fortune:
Despair never came to him until death came to him.
Sol 6.1