وإذاand if خِفتَyou fear منfrom خليلٍa close friend ملالاweariness
وإذا خِفتَ من خليلٍ ملالا
فاستجرthen seek refuge منfrom صُدُوِدهhis turning away بالمسيرِby departing
فاستجر من صُدُوِده بالمسيرِ
And if you fear a close friend may tire of you,
And if you fear boredom from an intimate friend,
then seek refuge from his rejection by departing.
Then part from him for a while with travel.
ربّماsometimes طالتِgrew long الحياةُlife فَمَلَّتِso grew weary
ربّما طالتِ الحياةُ فَمَلَّتِ
طولَهاits length مُهجةُthe soul المسِنِّthe aged man الكبيرِadvanced in years
طولَها مُهجةُ المسِنِّ الكبيرِ
Life may stretch on until it wearies
Perhaps life has grown long and tiresome,
the soul of a very old man with its length.
Yet to the aged, senile one, it seems too brief.
وعِذابand sweet المياهِwaters يُسَلَّمُهاhands them over
وعِذاب المياهِ يُسَلَّمُها
الإلفُfamiliar attachment لعُذرانهِاunclear; probably 'to their pools' إلىto التَّغييرِalteration
الإلفُ لعُذرانهِا إلى التَّغييرِ
And sweet waters are surrendered
The torment of habit makes one endure water;
by attachment to their pools [uncertain reading], to alteration.
Acquaintance persuades one to accept change.
Sol 6.1