أرىI see الدنياthe world كليثlike a lion فيin حصارa siege
أرى الدنيا كليث في حصار
تريدyou desire حياتهits life ويريدand it desires أكلكto devour you
تريد حياته ويريد أكلك
I see the world as a lion under siege:
I see the world like a lion under siege
you want it to live, while it wants to devour you.
It wants your life, and you want to devour it
فماso what ترجوdo you hope for بدنياfrom a world ياO خليليmy dear friend
فما ترجو بدنيا يا خليلي
تريدyou desire بقاءهاits survival وتريدand it desires قتلكto kill you
تريد بقاءها وتريد قتلك
What, then, do you hope for from a world, my dear friend,
So what do you hope for from this life, my friend?
whose survival you desire, while it desires your death,
It wants its survival, and it wants your death
بلاwithout ترةa grievance ولاnor شرّharm إليهاtoward it
بلا ترة ولا شرّ إليها
كماjust as فعلتit did بمنto whoever قدalready كانwas قبلكbefore you
كما فعلت بمن قد كان قبلك
without a grievance or any harm done to it,
It has no conscience or evil in it
just as it dealt with those who came before you?
As it did with those before you
ولستand you are not بمردكbringing you back (uncertain) أخوكyour brother حتّىuntil
ولست بمردك أخوك حتّى
ترىyou see أخويكyour two brothers يطلبانthe two seek فضلكyour bounty
ترى أخويك يطلبان فضلك
And you cannot be brought back by your brother [wording unclear], until
You cannot save even your brother
you see your two brothers seeking your bounty.
You see your two brothers asking for your favor
Sol 6.1