إنif صدّturns away إلفكyour beloved بعدafter ودّهhis affection
إن صدّ إلفك بعد ودّه
والبحرand the sea يحزرebbs بعدafter مدّهits flood tide
والبحر يحزر بعد مدّه
If your beloved turns away after his affection,
the sea, too, ebbs after its flood.
ياO شاكياyou who complain نقصa lack of المعاlivelihood (first part)
يا شاكيا نقص المعا
شlivelihood (completion) يرومhe seeks أكثرهmore of it بؤدّهthrough his exertion
ش يروم أكثره بؤدّه
O you who complain of a scant livelihood,
seeking more of it through your exertion:
ولربّماand often عادhas returned الحبthe beloved (first part)
ولربّما عاد الحب
يبbeloved (completion) إلىto المودةaffection بعدafter صدّهhis turning away
يب إلى المودة بعد صدّه
often the beloved has returned
to affection after turning away.
والغيثand the rain يغربdeparts منهfrom him
والغيث يغرب منه
ويعودand returns هاطلهits downpour برعدهwith its thunder
ويعود هاطله برعده
And rain departs from him,
and its downpour returns with its thunder.
ويشدّand tightens حبلاa rope محصداfirmly twisted
ويشدّ حبلا محصدا
دهرٌTime وينقضand unravels بعدafter شدّهtightening it
دهرٌ وينقض بعد شدّه
And a tightly twisted rope is drawn taut
by Time, which unravels it after tightening it.
يسرٌease وعسرand hardship مرّةin turn
يسرٌ وعسر مرّة
والشيءand each thing مقرونpaired بضدّهwith its opposite
والشيء مقرون بضدّه
Ease and hardship come in turn,
and each thing is paired with its opposite.
هذاthis التبسّمsmiling للحيupon life (first part)
هذا التبسّم للحي
اةlife (completion) معwith النعيمbliss بمستحدّهat its height
اة مع النعيم بمستحدّه
This smiling upon life,
with bliss at its height,
وخلوّand the freedom of قلبكyour heart منfrom همworries (first part)
وخلوّ قلبك من هم
ومworries (completion) المستزيدone seeking more بطولthrough the length of كدّهhis toil
وم المستزيد بطول كدّه
and your heart's freedom from the worries
of one seeking more through prolonged toil,
فضلa favor منfrom اللهGod الكريthe Generous (first part)
فضل من الله الكري
مGenerous (completion) عليكupon you فاشكرso give thanks خوفfor fear of ردّهits withdrawal
م عليك فاشكر خوف ردّه
are a favor from God, the Generous,
bestowed on you; give thanks, lest it be withdrawn.
لاdo not تحسدenvy الترفthe pampered man الذليthe abject (first part)
لا تحسد الترف الذلي
لabject (completion) علىfor النعيمluxury بوضعby laying down خدّهhis cheek
ل على النعيم بوضع خدّه
Do not envy the pampered, abject man
his luxury, gained by laying down his cheek.
كمhow many قدindeed رأيتI have seen مملكاa man made king
كم قد رأيت مملكا
سقيَwas made to drink المنونdeath بسيفby a sword حدّهhe had sharpened it
سقيَ المنون بسيف حدّه
How many a king have I seen
made to drink death by a sword he had sharpened.
Sol 6.1