سقطfell away العتابreproach عنfrom السفيهthe fool
سقط العتاب عن السفيه
فليسfor … does not يصلحهreform him العتابreproach
فليس يصلحه العتاب
Reproach is set aside for the fool,
The foolish are beyond reproach,
For reproach does not reform him.
For rebuke will not mend them.
وأبتand refused لأنفسهاfor themselves الذيthat which
وأبت لأنفسها الذي
يأتيcomes السفيهthe fool بهwith it الكلابthe dogs
يأتي السفيه به الكلاب
And they refused for themselves what
And they deny what is best for them,
The fool does—even the dogs.
As fools bring only disgrace.
وتتابعتand came in succession محنtrials الزمانtime
وتتابعت محن الزمان
فماso there is no لداهيةfor a calamity إيابreturn
فما لداهية إياب
And the trials of time came in succession,
Time's trials come one on another,
So for calamity there is no return.
Yet no respite for the crazed.
حجبveiled الضبابُthe fog الشمسthe sun إنif
حجب الضبابُ الشمس إن
تعبرpasses through ينوّرهاilluminates it النقابthe veil
تعبر ينوّرها النقاب
The fog veiled the sun; if
If mist should veil the sun,
It passes through, the veil illuminates it.
Her veil gives light once raised.
Sol 6.1