قلsay ماwhat تشاءُyou wish فأنتfor you are مجهولunknown المصيرfate
قل ما تشاءُ فأنت مجهول المصير
ماnot أنتyou جارٌa neighbor للكرامto the noble ولاnor مجيرa giver of refuge
ما أنت جارٌ للكرام ولا مجير
Say what you wish, for your fate is unknown.
Say what you will, for you are one with an unknown fate
You are neither a neighbor to the noble nor a giver of refuge.
You are no neighbor of the generous, nor one who finds refuge
كلُّall الفضائلvirtues أنكرتْكَdisowned you وأقسمتْand swore
كلُّ الفضائل أنكرتْكَ وأقسمتْ
أنَّthat التولوَّنَshifting colors فيكَin you شرُّan evil مستطيرfar-spreading
أنَّ التولوَّنَ فيكَ شرُّ مستطير
All virtues have disowned you and sworn
All virtues have denied you and sworn
that your shifting colors are a far-spreading evil.
That fickleness in you is the worst growing evil
تركتْكَleft you قافلةُthe caravan of الحياةlife مُمرَّغاًwallowing in dust
تركتْكَ قافلةُ الحياة مُمرَّغاً
تسترفدُyou seek aid from الحُمَّىfever وتستسقيand you seek water from الهجيرthe scorching midday heat
تسترفدُ الحُمَّى وتستسقي الهجير
Life's caravan has left you wallowing in the dust,
The caravan of life has left you wallowing
seeking aid from fever and water from the scorching midday heat.
Seeking relief from fever and asking rain from the rock
حتَّامhow long تحلُمُyou dream بالشبابof youth وأنتَwhile you are فيin
حتَّام تحلُمُ بالشباب وأنتَ في
زمَنَthe time of الغروبِsunset تعيشُyou live بالرَّمقِon the remnant of life الأخيرthe last
زمَنَ الغروبِ تعيشُ بالرَّمقِ الأخير
How long will you dream of youth, while you are in
Until you dream of youth while you live
the time of sunset, living on your last breath?
In the time of sunset with your last breath
Sol 6.1