ياO نَفسُsoul قدindeed حُقَّhas become warranted الحَذَرcaution
يا نَفسُ قد حُقَّ الحَذَر
أينَwhere المفَرُّthe escape مِنfrom القَدرfate
أينَ المفَرُّ مِن القَدر
O soul, caution is indeed warranted.
O soul, caution is now a must
Where is the escape from fate?
Where can one flee from fate?
كُلُّevery امرئٍperson مماfrom what يخاhe fears (continued next line)
كُلُّ امرئٍ مما يخا
فُcompletion of 'he fears' ويَرتجيهand he hopes for it علىat خَطرrisk
فُ ويَرتجيه على خَطر
Every person, in what he fears
All men get what they fear
and hopes for, is in peril.
And hope for at their peril
مَنwhoever يرتَشِفsips صَفوَthe clear part of الزَّماtime (continued next line)
مَن يرتَشِف صَفوَ الزَّما
نِcompletion of 'time' يَغَصَّwill choke يوماًone day بالكَدَرon murkiness
نِ يَغَصَّ يوماً بالكَدَر
Whoever sips the clear draught of time
He who drinks from time's cup
will one day choke on its murk.
Will someday choke with grief
Sol 6.1