هذهthis دولةa turn of fortune تدولُcomes round لأشراfor the wicked (continued)
هذه دولة تدولُ لأشرا
رٍcompletes 'wicked' وتنبُوand turns away عنfrom خيرةٍthe choicest أبرارِrighteous people
رٍ وتنبُو عن خيرةٍ أبرارِ
This is a turn of fortune that favors the wicked
This is a state that goes around for the wicked
and shuns the best, the righteous.
And grows for the righteous and pious
وزمانٌand an age فقدتُهُmay I be rid of it منas زمانٍan age
وزمانٌ فقدتُهُ من زمانٍ
قدindeed طوىfolded away خيرَهits bounty عنfrom الأخيارِthe virtuous
قد طوى خيرَه عن الأخيارِ
And an age—may I be rid of such an age!—
And a time that I have lost from a time
has folded its bounty away from the virtuous.
That has folded its good from the virtuous
ياO لئيمَignoble النجاءdeliverance (unclear here; probably 'lineage') عِشlive فيin نَعيمbliss
يا لئيمَ النجاء عِش في نَعيم
ودَعِand leave البؤسَmisery للكريمِto the noble النجارِlineage
ودَعِ البؤسَ للكريمِ النجارِ
O you of ignoble [stock?], live in bliss,
O you who live in luxury live in bliss
and leave misery to the man of noble lineage.
And leave misery for the generous carpenter
عِشlive كماas شئتَyou wish فالزمانُfor the age حمارٌa donkey
عِش كما شئتَ فالزمانُ حمارٌ
ليسَis not يصفوkindly disposed إلاexcept لكلِّto every حمارِdonkey
ليسَ يصفو إلا لكلِّ حمارِ
Live as you please, for the age is a donkey;
Live as you wish for time is a donkey
it is kind to none but donkeys.
That only clears for every donkey
Sol 6.1