أَستَشعِرُI inwardly feel اليَأسَdespair مِنَof الناسِpeople
أَستَشعِرُ اليَأسَ مِنَ الناسِ
فَالروحُfor relief وَالراحَةُand rest فيin اِلياسِdespair
فَالروحُ وَالراحَةُ في اِلياسِ
I have given up hope in people;
I sense despair from the people
for relief and rest lie in despair.
So the soul and comfort are in solitude
قَدindeed صارَit has become لاno جَدوىbenefit لِآمالِناfor our hopes
قَد صارَ لا جَدوى لِآمالِنا
كَأَنَّهاas though they were وُسواسُwhisperings خَنّاسِa skulking tempter
كَأَنَّها وُسواسُ خَنّاسِ
Our hopes have now become fruitless,
Our hopes have become fruitless
as though they were a skulking tempter's whispers.
As if they were the whispering of an evil spirit
قَدindeed صارَتِhas come to belong الدُنياthe world وَأَحرارُهاand its noble men
قَد صارَتِ الدُنيا وَأَحرارُها
لِغَيرِto those who are not أَحرارٍnoble men وَأَكياسِand discerning men
لِغَيرِ أَحرارٍ وَأَكياسِ
The world and its noble men now belong
The world and its free people
to men neither noble nor discerning.
Have become for the unfree and the greedy
صارَتhave become عَطاياgifts الناسِof people مَبذولَةًfreely bestowed
صارَت عَطايا الناسِ مَبذولَةً
لِكُلِّto every رِجسٍvile man وَاِبنِand son of أَرجاسِvile men
لِكُلِّ رِجسٍ وَاِبنِ أَرجاسِ
People's gifts are now lavished
The people's gifts being offered
on every vile man and son of vile men.
To every vileness and son of vileness
إِنif تَطلُبَyou seek الأُنسَcompanionship فَفارِقهُمُthen leave them
إِن تَطلُبَ الأُنسَ فَفارِقهُمُ
إِلىto كِتابٍa book وَإِلىand to ياسِdespair
إِلى كِتابٍ وَإِلى ياسِ
If you seek companionship, leave them
If you seek company, then leave them
for a book and for despair.
To a book and a cup of wine
Sol 6.1